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Malacoptila
Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera.
Species
White-whiskered Puffbird
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPiciformes
- FamilyBucconidae
Observations1,865
Observations recorded93,213
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Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera.
The genus Malacoptila was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. The name combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon meaning "plumage" or "feather". The type species is the white-chested puffbird.