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Western striolated puffbird (Nystalus obamai) PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 28, 2020 Geotagged,Nystalus obamai,Peru,Western striolated puffbird,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Western striolated puffbird (Nystalus obamai)

PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 28, 2020

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    I love puffbirds, and while they are usually rare and/or hard to detect, I saw three species at El Paujil, a record for me so far! This one is a bit easier because a) it tends to be in the canopy and not in dense undergrowth and b) it has a loud, very recognizable whistle, which makes it significantly easier to track down. Though in this case, it hardly mattered, because he liked to forage in the clearing right around the station and I saw it a couple of times while I was having breakfast!
    Also, as an added bit of coolness, it's named in honor of Obama :)     Posted 4 years ago
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      Nice bird and name! Posted 4 years ago

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The Western striolated puffbird

The western striolated puffbird was considered conspecific with the eastern striolated puffbird. It lives in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests. It was named after U.S. president Barack Obama.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
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Uploaded Sep 22, 2020. Captured Aug 28, 2020 08:25 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/9.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO2000
  • 520mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.