Grey-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis(Sclater, PL, 1854)
English (US) Gray-cheeked Nunlet
UK name: Grey-cheeked Nunlet
The Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis) 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
- Nonnula frontalis
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-cheeked Nunlet
- English (UK)
- Grey-cheeked Nunlet
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Nonnula frontalis stulta
- Nonnula frontalis pallescens
- Nonnula frontalis frontalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malacoptila frontalis
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1854)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.2, vol.13, no.78 p.479
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Puffbirds
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
Nonnula sclateri
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Chestnut-headed Nunlet
Nonnula amaurocephala
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Crescent-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila striata
Rufous-necked Puffbird
Malacoptila rufa
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