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Notharchus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Notharchus

Higher classification
  
Puffbird

Order
  
Piciformes

Family
  
Bucconidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Notharchus

Lower classifications
  
White‑necked puffbird, Guianan puffbird, Pied puffbird, Buff‑bellied puffbird, Black‑breasted puffbird

White necked puffbird notharchus hyperrhynchus 1 las gaviotas guajira lowlands


Notharchus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Established by Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1863, it contains the following species:

Contents

  • White-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus)
  • Guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos)
  • Brown-banded puffbird (Notharchus ordii)
  • Black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis)
  • Buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni)
  • Pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus)

    • The name Notharchus comes from the Greek words nōthēs, meaning "sluggish" and arkhos, meaning "leader" or "chief".

    White necked puffbird notharchus hyperrhynchus 2 las gaviotas guajira lowlands


    References

    Notharchus Wikipedia
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