Hypnelus
Hypnelus | |
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Russet-throated puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Bucconidae |
Genus: | Hypnelus Cabanis and Heine, 1863 |
Hypnelus is a genus of birds in the family Bucconidae. It contains 2 species of South American puffbirds. Some taxonomic authorities consider both species to be conspecific, together taking the name russet-throated puffbird.
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Hypnelus bicinctus | Two-banded puffbird | eastern Colombia and Venezuela. | |
![]() | Hypnelus ruficollis | Russet-throated puffbird | northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. |
References
Museum Heineanum, p. 143
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