Species profile
Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Quick answer
Humid lowlands of se Peru, extreme w Brazil and nw Bolivia
- Scientific name
- Malacoptila semicincta
- Family
- Bucconidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Malacoptila
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Semicollared Puffbird in your journal
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Related species in Bucconidae
- Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
- Black Nunbird (Monasa atra)
- Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis)
- Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
- Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
- Brown Nunlet (Nonnula brunnea)
- Brown-banded Puffbird (Notharchus ordii)
- Bucco armillaris (Bucco armillaris)