Notharchus
| Notharchus | |
|---|---|
| Black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Notharchus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Bucco hyperrhynchus P.L. Sclater, 1856 | |
| Species | |
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Notharchus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.
The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1863. The type species was subsequently designated as the white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1882. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek nōthēs meaning "sluggish" and arkhos meaning "leader" or "chief".
The genus contains six species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-necked puffbird | Notharchus hyperrhynchus (Sclater, PL, 1856) |
northern Colombia (including Magdalena Valley), northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Guianan puffbird | Notharchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
north-eastern South America (and named after The Guianas), in far eastern Venezuela, north-eastern Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Brown-banded puffbird | Notharchus ordii (Cassin, 1851) |
Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru, and in the Orinoco River region of Venezuela |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Black-breasted puffbird | Notharchus pectoralis (Gray, 1846) |
Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Buff-bellied puffbird | Notharchus swainsoni (Gray, 1846) |
Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Pied puffbird | Notharchus tectus (Boddaert, 1783) Three subspecies
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Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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