Puffbirds

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Cyphos macrodactylus

The Chestnut-capped Puffbird (Cyphos macrodactylus) is a 25 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Puffbirds

Order

Piciformes

Weight

25 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Manu Biolodge (anteriormente Estación Biológica Villa Carmen) (Peru); Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA) (Peru); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru).

Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist