NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis), also called the white-whiskered soft-wing or brown puffbird, is a bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found from southeastern Mexico through Central America (except El Salvador), Colombia, and Ecuador into Peru.
Wikipedia contributors, White-whiskered puffbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:01:19.976600+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847
- Name authority
- Lafresnaye, 1847
- Common name
- White-whiskered Puffbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Bucconidae
- Genus
- Malacoptila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusMalacoptila G. R. Gray, 1841
- speciesMalacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malacoptila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis P. L. Sclater, 1854 | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-chested PuffbirdMalacoptila fusca (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-necked PuffbirdMalacoptila rufa (von Spix, 1824) | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Semicollared PuffbirdMalacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925 | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-crested PuffbirdMalacoptila striata (von Spix, 1824) | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moustached PuffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850) | BucconidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554365 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XKSV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.