| White-chested puffbird | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Bucconidae |
| Genus: | Malacoptila |
| Species: | M. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacoptila fusca (Gmelin, 1788) | |
The white-chested puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Malacoptila fusca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- White-chested puffbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo; Article chandra.as.utexas.edu
- White-chested puffbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res