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Galbuliformes / Bucconidae / Chelidoptera

Swallow-winged Puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (swwpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galbuliformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Chelidoptera

Subspecies (3)

Chelidoptera tenebrosa brasiliensis

coastal southeastern Brazil
Chelidoptera tenebrosa pallida

northwestern Venezuela
Chelidoptera tenebrosa tenebrosa

eastern Colombia to the Guianas, northern Bolivia, and Brazil (except southeastern)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (swwpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.