Malacoptila
White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila
G.R. Gray, 1841
Type species
Bucco fuscus
Gmelin, 1788
Species

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

The genus Malacoptila was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray.[1] The name combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon meaning "plumage" or "feather".[2] The type species is the white-chested puffbird.[3]

Extant Species

The genus contains the following seven species:[4]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
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

References

  1. ^ Gray, George Robert (1841). A List of the Genera of Birds : with their Synonyma and an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus (2nd ed.). London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 13.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 16.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 February 2023.


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