Notharchus
| Notharchus | |
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| Black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Notharchus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
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Notharchus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Established by Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1863, it contains the following species:[1]
Extant Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Notharchus hyperrhynchus[2] | White-necked puffbird | northern Colombia (including Magdalena Valley), northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin |
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Notharchus macrorhynchos[2] | Guianan puffbird | north-eastern South America (and named after The Guianas), in far eastern Venezuela, north-eastern Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana |
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Notharchus ordii | Brown-banded puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru, and in the Orinoco River region of Venezuela |
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Notharchus pectoralis | Black-breasted puffbird | Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. |
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Notharchus swainsoni | Buff-bellied puffbird | Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay |
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Notharchus tectus | Pied puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
The name Notharchus comes from the Greek words nōthēs, meaning "sluggish" and arkhos, meaning "leader" or "chief".[3]
References
- ^ "ITIS Report: Notharchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ a b Chesser, R. Terry; Banks, Richard C.; Barker, F. Keith; Cicero, Carla; Dunn, Jon L.; Kratter, Andrew W.; Lovette, Irby J.; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Remsen, Jr., J. V.; Rising, James D.; Stotz, Douglas F.; Winker, Kevin (July 2009). "Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds". The Auk. 126 (3): 705–714. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.8709. JSTOR 10.1525/auk.2009.8709.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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