Two-banded puffbird

The two-banded puffbird (Hypnelus bicinctus) is a near-passerine bird, native to eastern Colombia and Venezuela. The puffbird has an off-white throat, buff underparts, and two dark brown chest bands. This species and the russet-throated puffbird were previously considered conspecific. In fact, some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society still consider it so.

Two-banded puffbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Hypnelus
Species:
H. bicinctus
Binomial name
Hypnelus bicinctus
(Gould, 1837)
Synonyms

Hypnelus ruficollis bicinctus

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hypnelus bicinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Birds of Venezuela by Hilty, ISBN 0-7136-6418-5


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