Malacoptila

Malacoptila is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family, one of ten genera.

Malacoptila
White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila
G.R. Gray, 1841
Species

7, see article.

Extant Species

It contains the following seven species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Malacoptila fulvogularisBlack-streaked puffbirdBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Malacoptila fuscaWhite-chested puffbirdBrazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
Malacoptila mystacalisMoustached puffbirdColombia and Venezuela
Malacoptila panamensisWhite-whiskered puffbirdsoutheastern Mexico to central Ecuador.
Malacoptila rufaRufous-necked puffbirdBolivia, Brazil, and Peru
Malacoptila semicinctaSemicollared puffbirdBolivia, Brazil, and Peru
Malacoptila striataCrescent-chested puffbirdsoutheast Brazil



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