Description White whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Date 7 12 2007
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenblumin/2094072460/
Author Len Blumin
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_whiskered_puffbird.jpg

The white-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) 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 long bird which weighs 42 g on average. Like other puffbirds, this species hunts by a watch-and-wait technique, sitting motionless before darting to catch large insects, spiders, small frogs and lizards. Order: Piciformes, Family: Bucconidae, Species: Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847.