Collared Puffbird

Description:

This example is obviously a young Puffbird that was still taking flying lessons. It was a 15-20 mm (7") bird that is a chestnut brown above and yellowish white below. It also has a narrow black collar at the top of the shoulders and around the front of the breast. The area around the eyes, the bill and feet are flesh to orange in color.

Habitat:

Found on the ground in a clearing in the SE Amazon jungle of Ecuador (700 masl).

Notes:

I found this little guy on the ground at the mercy of any critter that might pass by. I put it in a tree and never saw it again so you can assume it survived and got married and has a big family or it became supper for something, depending on your outlook :-)