White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) White-eared Puffbird
The White-eared Puffbird (Nystalus chacuru) 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
- Nystalus chacuru
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-eared Puffbird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nystalus chacuru uncirostris
- Nystalus chacuru chacuru
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco chacuru
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.239
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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