Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Rufous-capped Nunlet
The Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla) 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 ruficapilla
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-capped Nunlet
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Nonnula ruficapilla rufipectus
- Nonnula ruficapilla ruficapilla
- Nonnula ruficapilla inundata
- Nonnula ruficapilla nattereri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lypornix ruficapilla
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Peru, = Vitoc Valley.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Puffbirds
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
Nonnula sclateri
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
Grey-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis
Chestnut-headed Nunlet
Nonnula amaurocephala
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Crescent-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila striata
Rufous-necked Puffbird
Malacoptila rufa
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
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