Eastern Striolated Puffbird
Nystalus striolatus(Pelzeln, A, 1856)
English (US) Eastern Striolated Puffbird
The Eastern Striolated Puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) 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 striolatus
- Family
- Bucconidae (Puffbirds)
- Order
- Galbuliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eastern Striolated Puffbird
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nystalus striolatus striolatus
- Nystalus striolatus torridus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bucco striolatus
- Described by
- (Pelzeln, A, 1856)
- Type locality
- Engenho do Gama and No Dourado, Mato Grosso.
- Original description
- Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 20 p.500
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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