Nystalus
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Nystalus 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-eared PuffbirdWhite-eared PuffbirdThe White-eared Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds.It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina; also Peru....
(Nystalus chacuru) - Spot-backed PuffbirdSpot-backed PuffbirdThe Spot-backed Puffbird is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is found in eastern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is found in various open to semi-open habitats, ranging from arid Caatinga to semi-humid woodland along the lower Amazon River...
(Nystalus maculatus)- Caatinga Puffbird (Nystalus (maculatus) maculatus)
- Chaco Puffbird (Nystalus (maculatus) striatipectus)
- Barred PuffbirdBarred PuffbirdThe Barred Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It occurs in forests in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena of Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.-References:...
(Nystalus radiatus) - Striolated PuffbirdStriolated PuffbirdThe Striolated Puffbird is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.It is found in Brazil in the southwestern Amazon Basin and the bordering countries of Peru and Bolivia. A disjunct population lives to the west in a narrow region in central Ecuador and northwestern Peru...
(Nystalus striolatus)