Birds of the World

Bucconidae : Puffbirds

White-whiskered Puffbird

Malacoptila panamensis

Buenaventura, Ecuador - January 2013

As can be seen above, White-whiskered Puffbird is not adverse to tackling dangerous and poisonous prey such as scorpions, large centipedes and coral snakes.

Tikal, Guatemala - April 2014