Nystalus
Genus of birds
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Nystalus is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae.
| Nystalus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Nystalus Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Alcedo maculata Gmelin, 1788 | |
The genus Nystalus was introduced in 1863 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine.[1] The genus name is from Ancient Greek nustalos meaning "drowsy".[2] The type species was designated in 1882 as the caatinga puffbird by Philip Sclater.[3][4]
The genus contains the following five species:[5]
| 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. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Spot-backed puffbird
|
Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
eastern Brazil. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Barred puffbird
|
Nystalus radiatus (Sclater, PL, 1854) |
Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Eastern striolated puffbird
|
Nystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856) |
Brazil and Bolivia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Western striolated puffbird
|
Nystalus obamai (Whitney, Piacentini, Schunck, Aleixo, de Sousa, BRS, Silveira & Rêgo, MA, 2013) |
Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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