Malacoptila
Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera.
| Malacoptila | |
|---|---|
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| White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Malacoptila G.R. Gray, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Bucco fuscus Gmelin, 1788 | |
| Species | |
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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. |
.jpg.webp) | Malacoptila fusca | White-chested puffbird | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela |
_(27650616104).jpg.webp) | 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 | |
.jpg.webp) | Malacoptila striata | Crescent-chested puffbird | southeast Brazil |
References
- 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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