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Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco noanamae Hellmayr, 1909
Bucconidae — Puffbirds
Sooty-capped Puffbird, Bucco noanamae, is a bird of western Colombia in South America, where it breeds along the coastal belt. It belongs to the puffbird family and was described by Hellmayr in 1909. The species is confined to Colombia and is placed in the order Piciformes. It is a forest bird that also uses scrub and other open areas nearby, usually keeping close to the ground. Its crown and nape are dark, with a strong pale eyebrow, a dark line through the eye, and a black chest band.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Bucconidae — Puffbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: w Colombia
