Nystalus
| Nystalus | |
|---|---|
| Barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Nystalus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Alcedo maculata Gmelin, 1788 | |
Nystalus is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae.
The genus Nystalus was introduced in 1863 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine. The genus name is from Ancient Greek nustalos meaning "drowsy". The type species was designated in 1882 as the caatinga puffbird by Philip Sclater.
The genus contains the following five species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-eared puffbird | Nystalus chacuru (Vieillot, 1816) |
Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Peru. |
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| Spot-backed puffbird | Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
eastern Brazil. |
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| Barred puffbird | Nystalus radiatus (Sclater, PL, 1854) |
Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. |
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| Eastern striolated puffbird | Nystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856) |
Brazil and Bolivia |
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| Western striolated puffbird | Nystalus obamai (Whitney, Piacentini, Schunck, Aleixo, de Sousa, BRS, Silveira & Rêgo, MA, 2013) |
Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
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