Spotted puffbird

Spotted puffbird
Spotted Puffbird at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Bucco
Species: B. tamatia
Binomial name
Bucco tamatia
Gmelin, 1788
Synonyms

Bucco pulmentum

The spotted puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical swamps and heavily degraded former forest.

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