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Rufous-necked Puffbird
Malacoptila rufa (Spix, 1824)
Bucconidae — Puffbirds
Rufous-necked Puffbird, Malacoptila rufa, is a bird of southern Amazonia in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, belonging to the Bucconidae family in the order Piciformes. It is a forest understory species, most often in terra firme evergreen forest, and in northeastern Peru it is tied to várzea forest. Its plumage is notable among puffbirds because it lacks streaking, and the nape carries a broad rufous band that runs onto the sides of the neck. Two subspecies are recognised, with brunnescens differing mainly in colour intensity.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Bucconidae — Puffbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: s, c Amazonia
