Nystalus
Nystalus is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae.
The genus Nystalus was introduced in 1863 by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine. The genus name is from Ancient Greek nustalos meaning "drowsy". The type species was designated in 1882 as the caatinga puffbird by Philip Sclater.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Spot-backed Puffbird
speciesNystalus maculatus
White-eared Puffbird
speciesNystalus chacuru
Barred Puffbird
speciesNystalus radiatus
Western Striolated-Puffbird
speciesNystalus obamai
Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
speciesNystalus striolatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1606.