not known to migrate. Behavior Feeding The foraging behavior and diet of the eastern striolated puffbird have not been documented. Most puffbirds hunt by sallying from a perch to pluck large insects and small vertebrates from foliage or bark. Breeding The breeding phenology of the eastern striolated puffbird has not been described. Other members of its genus nest in earthen tunnels. Vocalization The eastern striolated puffbird's song is "a soft, sad whistle, 'whip, whiwheeu, wheeeeeuu,' with [a] distinctive cadence." There are some differences between the songs of the two subspecies. Status The IUCN follows HBW in treating the striolated puffbird as a single species; it is assessed as being of Least Concern. Taken as a whole, it has a very large range. Its population has not been quantified and is believed to be decreasing. It is locally quite common in Brazil and occurs in several protected areas. References Further reading A lay article about the process to distinguish western and eastern striolated puffbird species. eastern striolated puffbird Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of the Bolivian Amazon eastern striolated puffbird eastern striolated puffbird Taxonomy articles created by Polbot