Puffbirds in Panama

Birds from Panama May 28th, 2008

Puffbirds in Panama  -  The Puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine bird family Bucconidae are tropical near passerine birds breeding from South America up to Mexico. In Panama we find the Black Breasted Puffbird, the White Necked Puffbird, the Barred Puffbird, the White Whiskered Puffbird besides a few others. They feed on insects and small vertebrates caught by a watch and wait technique. The attached images where made along the Pipeline Road in Panama. For more images of Puffbirds from Panama see this page here.


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