Chestnut-headed Nunlet
Nonnula amaurocephalaChapman, FM, 1921
English (US) Chestnut-headed Nunlet
The Chestnut-headed Nunlet (Nonnula amaurocephala) 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.
Range: northwestern Brazil north of the Amazon River and west of Rio NegroRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nonnula amaurocephala
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-headed Nunlet
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Chapman, FM, 1921
- Type locality
- Manacapuru, Rio Solimoes, Brazil.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.2 p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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