Monasa
| Monasa | |
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| Black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Monasa Vieillot, 1816 |
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Monasa is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains the following species:[1]
Extant Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Monasa atra | Black nunbird | North-central South America in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana including the Guiana Shield; also eastern and southeastern Venezuela in the eastern Orinoco River Basin, and the Amazon Basin of northeast Brazil in the north-central and northeast |
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Monasa flavirostris | Yellow-billed nunbird | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
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Monasa morphoeus | White-fronted nunbird | Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela; in southern Central America in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama |
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Monasa nigrifrons | Black-fronted nunbird | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru |
The name Monasa comes from the Greek word monas (a form of monos), meaning "solitary".[2]
References
- ^ "ITIS Report: Monasa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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