Notharchus
Genus of birds
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Notharchus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.
| Notharchus | |
|---|---|
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| Black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1863.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1882.[2][3] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek nōthēs meaning "sluggish" and arkhos meaning "leader" or "chief".[4]
The genus contains six species:[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-necked puffbird
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Notharchus hyperrhynchus (Sclater, PL, 1856) |
northern Colombia (including Magdalena Valley), northern Venezuela, and the western and southern Amazon Basin[6] |
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[6] |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| 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
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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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