Birds of the Pampas Plain

                  for Jorge Martín Spinuzza

 

Galbuliformes


     BUCCONIDAE         FAMILY DID NOT PAMPEANA

    Puffbirds, Nunlets. Four species in Argentina. Confident. Liabilities. It was recorded in visible sites. Head  big. Beak big, robust, with Vibrissae. Flight short, slow. Legs short. Two fingers forward and two backwards.

     Nest in hollow trees or caves in gullies. The eggs are bright white. They feed on insects. Inhabit forests and woodlands.