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110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.

These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.

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Family: Bucconidae · Clear filter

32 records · page 1 of 1
SpeciesClassificationSource status
Swallow-wing PuffbirdChelidoptera tenebrosa (Pallas, 1782)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-faced NunbirdHapaloptila castanea (J. Verreaux, 1866)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis P. L. Sclater, 1854BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila fusca (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-necked PuffbirdMalacoptila rufa (von Spix, 1824)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Semicollared PuffbirdMalacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-crested PuffbirdMalacoptila striata (von Spix, 1824)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lanceolated MonkletMicromonacha lanceolata (Deville, 1849)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black NunbirdMonasa atra (Boddaert, 1783)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Yellow-billed NunbirdMonasa flavirostris Strickland, 1850BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeus (Hahn & Küster, 1823)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifrons (von Spix, 1824)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-headed NunletNonnula amaurocephala Chapman, 1921BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown NunletNonnula brunnea P. L. Sclater, 1881BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Grey-cheeked NunletNonnula frontalis (P. L. Sclater, 1854)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rusty-breasted NunletNonnula rubecula (von Spix, 1824)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gray-cheeked NunletNonnula ruficapilla (Tschudi, 1844)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Fulvous-chinned NunletNonnula sclateri Hellmayr, 1907BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus (P. L. Sclater, 1856)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown-banded PuffbirdNotharchus ordii (Cassin, 1851)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralis (G. R. Gray, 1846)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni (G. R. Gray, 1846)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus (Boddaert, 1783)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-eared PuffbirdNystalus chacuru (Vieillot, 1816)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Caatinga PuffbirdNystalus maculatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Western Striolated PuffbirdNystalus obamai Whitney, Piacintini, Schunck, Alexio, Sousa, Silveira & Rego, 2013BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus (P. L. Sclater, 1854)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chaco PuffbirdNystalus striatipectus (P. L. Sclater, 1854)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eastern Striolated PuffbirdNystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856)BucconidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
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Source and selection

Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n

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