Caatinga puffbird
Appearance
Caatinga puffbird | |
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N. m. maculatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Bucconidae |
Genus: | Nystalus |
Species: | N. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, 1788)
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The Caatinga puffbird or spot-bellied puffbird (Nystalus maculatus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. It is found in various open to semi-open habitats, ranging from arid Caatinga to semi-humid woodland along the lower Amazon River. It is generally fairly common, and consequently considered to be of least concern by the IUCN.[1] The Chaco or streak-bellied puffbird (Nystalus striatipectus) in the southern part of its range was formerly considered conspecific, together called the spot-backed puffbird. Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, continue to classify it there.
References
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