Puffbirds

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

The Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) is a 61 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Puffbirds

Order

Piciformes

Weight

61 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

Where to see it: Rio Silanche Bird Sanctuary (Ecuador); Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Pipeline Road · Parque Nacional Soberanía (Panama).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist