Nystalus

Nystalus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Nystalus chacuruWhite-eared puffbirdBrazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Peru.
Nystalus maculatusCaatinga puffbirdeastern Brazil.
Nystalus striatipectusChaco puffbirdeastern Bolivia to south-central Brazil, south through western Paraguay to central Argentina
Nystalus radiatusBarred puffbirdPanama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Nystalus striolatusEastern striolated puffbirdBrazil and Bolivia
Nystalus obamaiWestern striolated puffbirdBolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Nystalus
Barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Nystalus
Cabanis & Heine, 1863



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