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Moustached Puffbird

Malacoptila mystacalis
Family
Puffbirds
Order
Piciformes
Codes
moupuf1, MOPU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPuffbirds (Bucconidae)
SpeciesMalacoptila mystacalis
Codesmoupuf1, MOPU
Identification

The Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a member of the Puffbirds family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code moupuf1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Puffbirds
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Buff-bellied Puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Moustached Puffbird photo
(c) Oswaldo Hernández, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Oswaldo Hernández

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Malacoptila mystacalis

Family: Puffbirds

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: moupuf1