Puffbirds

Spotted Puffbird

Nystactes tamatia

The Spotted Puffbird (Nystactes tamatia) is a 36 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Puffbirds

Order

Piciformes

Weight

36 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Ecuador, GF, Venezuela, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Camp Bonaventure (French Guiana); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Rio Cristalino · listas históricas (Brazil).

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