nasal falling 'düür'" call. Distribution and habitat The Guianan puffbird is found in extreme eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northeastern Brazil north of the Amazon River. It inhabits primary tropical evergreen forest, semi-evergreen forest, and terra firme forest. It occurs at all levels from the ground to the canopy. Behavior Feeding The Guianan puffbird hunts from an open perch by sallying, either catching its insect prey on the wing or plucking it from vegetation, and usually returning to the same perch. It beats its catch on the perch before eating it. Breeding Both sexes excavate the nest cavity, usually in an arboreal termitarium or rotting tree. Most nests are about above the ground, but they have been reported as low as and as high as . Holes in the ground and an earth bank have also been reported. The clutch size is not known. Status The IUCN has assessed the Guianan puffbird as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and a stable population of at least 50,000 mature individuals. References Guianan puffbird Birds of the Guianas Guianan puffbird Guianan puffbird Taxonomy articles created by Polbot