White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus(Sclater, PL, 1856)
English (US) White-necked Puffbird
The White-necked Puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) 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
- Notharchus hyperrhynchus
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-necked Puffbird
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Notharchus hyperrhynchus hyperrhynchus
- Notharchus hyperrhynchus paraensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco hyperrhynchus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1856)
- Type locality
- Upper Amazon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.23, no.296 p.193 pl.105
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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