Malacoptila mystacalis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila
Species: Malacoptila mystacalis
Subspecies: M. m. mystacalis - M. m. pacifica

Name

Malacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850)

Reference

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliqué (2) 2 p.215

Vernacular names
English: Moustached Puffbird

The Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a species of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.

It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

BirdLife International 2004. Malacoptila mystacalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.