Notharchus
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Notharchus 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:
- White-necked PuffbirdWhite-necked PuffbirdThe White-necked Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in forest and woodland from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó, northern Colombia , northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin.It was formerly considered a subspecies of N...
(Notharchus hyperrhynchus) - Guianan PuffbirdGuianan PuffbirdThe Guianan Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It is found in forest and woodland in north-eastern South America, , in far eastern Venezuela, north-eastern Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. It formerly included N...
(Notharchus macrorhynchos) - Brown-banded PuffbirdBrown-banded PuffbirdThe Brown-banded Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is one of six species in the genus Notharchus.-Overview:...
(Notharchus ordii) - Black-breasted PuffbirdBlack-breasted PuffbirdThe Black-breasted Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24...
(Notharchus pectoralis) - Buff-bellied PuffbirdBuff-bellied PuffbirdThe Buff-bellied Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2006. . Downloaded on 24...
(Notharchus swainsoni) - Pied PuffbirdPied PuffbirdThe Pied Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela....
(Notharchus tectus)