White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis

f6.7 @ 1/500s, ISO:1600, Nikon D3S w 500mm and 1.7X teleconverter

"White-whiskered Puffbird," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The white-whiskered puffbird is a resident breeding bird species from southeastern Mexico to central Ecuador. It is sometimes known as the white-whiskered softwing.The white-whiskered puffbird is a stout, large-headed, 18 cm (7 in) long bird which weighs 42 g (1.5 oz) on average. It has bristles around the base of the large bill, and white "whiskers", which are actually tufts of feathers. The adult male has pale brown upperparts and tail, with fine cinnamon spotting on the wings and crown. The underparts are cinnamon-buff, streaked darker, and becoming paler moving down the body to the almost white vent area. The female has a greyer brown back and darker streaks on the paler underparts, giving her more contrast than the male.

Darien Province, Panama

03/04/2017