Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | barbacoll de bigotis blancs |
Czech | lenivka bělovousá |
Dutch | Witsnorbaardkoekoek |
English | White-whiskered Puffbird |
English (United States) | White-whiskered Puffbird |
French | Tamatia de Lafresnaye |
French (France) | Tamatia de Lafresnaye |
German | Weißzügel-Faulvogel |
Icelandic | Panamahlunkur |
Japanese | コシラヒゲオオガシラ |
Norwegian | hvitskjeggdovenfugl |
Polish | drzym białowąsy |
Russian | Белоусая пуховка |
Serbian | Puf belih obraza |
Slovak | lenivka bielofúza |
Spanish | Buco Barbón |
Spanish (Costa Rica) | Buco Barbón |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Buco Bigotiblanco |
Spanish (Honduras) | Buco Bigotudo |
Spanish (Mexico) | Buco Barbón |
Spanish (Panama) | Buco Bigotiblanco |
Spanish (Peru) | Buco de Bigote Blanco |
Spanish (Spain) | Buco barbón |
Swedish | vitskäggig trögfågel |
Turkish | Beyaz Kaşlı Pufkuşu |
Ukrainian | Таматія панамська |
White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
Version: 1.0 — Published July 19, 2010
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The White-whiskered Puffbird is not particularly vocal. The most frequently heard call has been described as "a high, thin, slightly reedy, drawn-out tsssiiiw or tssssiiir, fading away" (Howell and Webb 1995) or as "a simple, sibilant 'pseeeu', sometimes repeated at intervals" (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001). The song, infrequently given, is "a high-pitched descending trill ... usually with an emphasized note at the end, e.g., 'tssiirrrrr-tsít' " (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001). Other sounds reported include weak but variable peep's, often given when the nest is threatened (Skutch 1980). Skutch (1948) reports a side-swiping tail twitch that accompanied "a long-drawn, thin, sharp, high-pitched tzeeee tzeeee": "As he voiced these notes, he twitched his tail far to one side, then far to the other, holding it motionless for a few moments at the extremity of each beat."
Nonvocal Sounds
Loud clack upon bird closing bill on captured prey (Skutch 1948).