Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Pied Puffbird
The Pied Puffbird (Notharchus tectus) 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 tectus
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pied Puffbird
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Notharchus tectus subtectus
- Notharchus tectus picatus
- Notharchus tectus tectus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco tectus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 688, f. 2.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.43
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Two-banded Puffbird
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White-necked Puffbird
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Guianan Puffbird
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Buff-bellied Puffbird
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Black-breasted Puffbird
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Brown-banded Puffbird
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