Malacoptila
Malacoptila is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family, one of ten genera.
Extant Species
It contains the following seven species:Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Malacoptila fulvogularis | Black-streaked puffbird | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. | |
Malacoptila fusca | White-chested puffbird | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela | |
Malacoptila mystacalis | Moustached puffbird | Colombia and Venezuela | |
Malacoptila panamensis | White-whiskered puffbird | southeastern Mexico to central Ecuador. | |
Malacoptila rufa | Rufous-necked puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru | |
Malacoptila semicincta | Semicollared puffbird | Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru | |
Malacoptila striata | Crescent-chested puffbird | southeast Brazil |