Bucconidae

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Bucconidae is a family of Neotropical birds known as puffbirds, characterized by their stout bodies, large heads, and typically sedentary, insectivorous habits.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bucconidae canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
camouflageStrategy motionless perching
characteristic cryptic plumage
large bill
large head
short neck
stout body
class Aves
clutchSize small clutch
commonName puffbirds
contains Bucco
Chelidoptera
Malacoptila
Monasa
Nonnula
Nystalus
diet insectivorous
small vertebrates
distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
eggColor white eggs
feedingBehavior sallying from perch to capture prey
foragingStrategy sit-and-wait predator
habitat forest
riverine forest
secondary growth
woodland edges
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Central America
South America
southern Mexico
nestSite arboreal termite mound
earth bank
rotten tree trunk
termite nest
order Piciformes
phylum Chordata
plumage black-and-white patterns
brownish tones
rufous tones
recognizedBy ornithologists
relatedTo Galbulidae
Picidae
linked to: Piciformes
reproduction cavity nester
sizeRange small to medium-sized birds
taxonRank family
typicalBehavior sedentary
vocalization simple whistled calls
trills

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piciformes containsFamily Bucconidae
Coraciimorphae includesTaxon Bucconidae
Galbulidae relatedTo Bucconidae