Malacoptila
Malacoptila is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family, one of ten genera.
Malacoptila | |
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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:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Malacoptila fulvogularis | Black-streaked puffbird | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. | |
Malacoptila fusca | White-chested puffbird | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
Malacoptila mystacalis | Moustached puffbird | Colombia and Venezuela | |
Malacoptila panamensis | White-whiskered puffbird | southeastern Mexico to central Ecuador. | |
Malacoptila rufa | Rufous-necked puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru | |
Malacoptila semicincta | Semicollared puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru | |
Malacoptila striata | Crescent-chested puffbird | southeast Brazil | |
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