Malacoptila

Malacoptila
White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila
G.R. Gray, 1841
Type species
Bucco fuscus
Gmelin, 1788
Species

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Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera. The seven species are found in Central and South America

The genus Malacoptila was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. He listed three species in the new genus but did not specify the type.[1] In 1855 Gray designated the type as Bucco fuscus Gmelin, 1788, the white-chested puffbird.[2][3] The name Malacoptila combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon meaning "plumage" or "feather".[4]

Species

The genus contains the following seven species:[5]

ImageCommon nameScientific nameDistribution
White-chested puffbirdMalacoptila fusca
Semicollared puffbirdMalacoptila semicincta
Crescent-chested puffbirdMalacoptila striata
Rufous-necked puffbirdMalacoptila rufa
White-whiskered puffbirdMalacoptila panamensis
Black-streaked puffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularis
Moustached puffbirdMalacoptila mystacalis

References

  1. ↑ Gray, George Robert (1841). A List of the Genera of Birds : with their Synonyma and an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus (2nd ed.). London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 15.
  3. ↑ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds. (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
  4. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  5. ↑ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.


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