Malacoptila
| Malacoptila | |
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| White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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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
[edit]The genus contains the following seven species:[4]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Black-streaked puffbird
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Malacoptila fulvogularis Sclater, PL, 1854 Three subspecies
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Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| White-chested puffbird
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Malacoptila fusca (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Moustached puffbird
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Malacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850) |
Colombia and Venezuela
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LC
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| White-whiskered puffbird
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Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847 Four subspecies
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southeastern Mexico to central Ecuador.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Rufous-necked puffbird
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Malacoptila rufa (Spix, 1824) Two subspecies
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Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Semicollared puffbird
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Malacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925 |
Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Crescent-chested puffbird
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Malacoptila striata (Spix, 1824) Two subspecies
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southeast Brazil
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1948). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 16.
- ^ 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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