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Monasa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Monasa

Higher classification
  
Puffbird

Order
  
Piciformes

Family
  
Bucconidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Monasa httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lower classifications
  
Black‑fronted nunbird, White‑fronted nunbird, Black nunbird, Yellow‑billed nunbird

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Monasa is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains the following species:

Contents

  • Black nunbird (Monasa atra)
  • Yellow-billed nunbird (Monasa flavirostris)
  • White-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus)
  • Black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
  • The name Monasa comes from the Greek word monas (a form of monos), meaning "solitary".

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    References

    Monasa Wikipedia