Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatiaGmelin, JF, 1788
English (US) Spotted Puffbird
The Spotted Puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bucconidae (Puffbirds) in the order Galbuliformes.
- Scientific name
- Bucco tamatia
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Puffbird
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Bucco tamatia pulmentum
- Bucco tamatia tamatia
- Bucco tamatia hypnaleus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco Tamatia
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1788
- Type locality
- Cayenne and Brazil.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.405
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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