Swallow-winged Puffbird
[order] PICIFORMES | [family] Bucconidae | [latin] Chelidoptera tenebrosa | [UK] Swallow-winged Puffbird | [FR] Barbacou tenebreux | [DE] Schwalben-Faulvogel | [ES] Buco Golondrina | [NL]
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Breeding Range | Breeding Range 2 | Non Breeding Range |
| Capito | tenebrosa | ||||
| Chelidoptera | tenebrosa | ||||
| Chelidoptera | tenebrosa | SA | Amazonia, e Brazil | ||
| Chelidoptera | tenebrosa | brasiliensis | e and se Brazil | ||
| Chelidoptera | tenebrosa | tenebrosa | e Colombia to the Guianas south to n Bolivia and c Brazil |
Physical charateristics
It is mainly glossy blue-back with white on the rump and lower back which is often difficult to see. The belly is cinnamon and the undertail coverts white. It looks plump and has a short tail and broad wings. Sexes are alike, but female slightly larger. Slightly decurved bill and legs black.
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| size min.: | 14 | cm | size max.: | 15 | cm |
| incubation min.: | 14 | days | incubation max.: | 15 | days |
| fledging min.: | 0 | days | fledging max.: | 15 | days |
| broods: | 0 | eggs min.: | 1 | ||
| eggs max.: | 2 |
Range
South America : Amazonia, East Brazil
Habitat
Found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Usually open sandy areas with scattered vegetation. Also high perching in river- or lakeside trees.
Reproduction
Breeds mostly in sandy ground excavated tunnels slightly sloped downwardly about 1-1.5 meter. The chamber is lined with dry grass on which 1-2 eggs are laid. Newly hatched young are naked and black. In Suriname the breeding season coincides more or less with the dry seasons; most nestings occur from July to December, but a few occur in March. No further data.
Feeding habits
The Swallow-wing is a quiet bird which sits for long periods in the top
of a tree without moving. It feeds in flycatcher fashion in the air and returns to the same perch. Diet consists of slow-moving flying insects including winged ants. Swallows prey in flight.
of a tree without moving. It feeds in flycatcher fashion in the air and returns to the same perch. Diet consists of slow-moving flying insects including winged ants. Swallows prey in flight.
Conservation
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Migration
Sedentary throughout range.
Distribution map
