FIRST RECORD OF THE MOUSTACHED PUFFBIRD Malacoptila mystacalis (BUCCONIDAE) IN ECUADOR

Authors

  • José María Loaiza Fundación ECOMINGA Red de Bosques Protectores Amenazados
  • Juan Carlos Crespo Bellavista Cloud Forest
  • Alex Boas Ministerio de Turismo
  • Pablo Molina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.vi5.970

Keywords:

Distribution, Ecuador, Malacoptila mystacalis, habitat, vocalization

Abstract

We present the first Ecuadorian record of Moustached Puffbird Malacoptila mystacalisbased on observations, supported by photographs, videos and audio recordings, of four individuals at El Chical, northwest Carchi province. This record represents a southwards range extension in northern South America. We describe the habitats where two pairs where found in the Dracula Reserve, discuss distinctive field marks and analyze vocalizations, characteristics to separate from White-whiskered Puffbird M. panamensis,withwhich it might overlap in the lowlands and foothills. This record is not entirely unexpected given the collection of specimens in Ricaurte and Guayacana, Nariño Department, Colombia, only 39.5 km north of El Chical.

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Published

2019-12-13

How to Cite

Loaiza, J. M., Crespo, J. C., Boas, A., & Molina, P. (2019). FIRST RECORD OF THE MOUSTACHED PUFFBIRD Malacoptila mystacalis (BUCCONIDAE) IN ECUADOR. Revista Ecuatoriana De Ornitología, (5), 30–35. https://doi.org/10.18272/reo.vi5.970

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