Monasa
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Monasa is a genus of puffbird
in the Bucconidae family.
It contains the following species:
Puffbird
The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine family Bucconidae are tropical birds breeding from South America up to Mexico.They are related to the jacamars, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a...
in the Bucconidae family.
It contains the following species:
- Black NunbirdBlack NunbirdThe Black Nunbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.It is found in 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...
(Monasa atra) - Yellow-billed NunbirdYellow-billed NunbirdThe Yellow-billed Nunbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
(Monasa flavirostris) - White-fronted NunbirdWhite-fronted NunbirdThe White-fronted Nunbird is a species of near passerine bird in the puffbird family . It is found in the tropical Americas....
(Monasa morphoeus) - Black-fronted NunbirdBlack-fronted NunbirdThe Black-fronted Nunbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.-Overview:It is found in Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; also regions of eastern and southeastern Brazil....
(Monasa nigrifrons)