Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera. Malacoptila. White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis).
Elegant medium-sized bird found in the mid-story of humid montane forest. Has a large head and a chunky body, with a fluffy appearance.
Plump brown bird of shady understories in humid evergreen forest of tropical lowlands. Found singly or in pairs, perched quietly at low to middle levels.
Malacoptila
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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. The name combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Malacoptila
The white-chested puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila.
The Black-streaked Puffbird is confined to the east slope of the Andes, where it is distributed from central Colombia south to northwest Bolivia, ...
Distribution: This species has been reported from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. Natural History Notes: The White-whiskered puffbird is often found in ...
The white-whiskered puffbird, also called the white-whiskered soft-wing or brown puffbird, is a near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, ...
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion.
The present species is found over a relatively small area of far-western Brazil, southeast Peru, and northwest Bolivia, where it inhabits lower levels in humid ...
The black-streaked puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, ...