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Russet-throated Puffbird

Hypnelus ruficollis
Family
Puffbirds
Order
Piciformes
Codes
rutpuf1, RTPU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPuffbirds (Bucconidae)
SpeciesHypnelus ruficollis
Codesrutpuf1, RTPU
Identification

The Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) 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 rutpuf1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Russet-throated Puffbird photo
(c) Daniel Arango R., all rights reserved, uploaded by Daniel Arango R.

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Hypnelus ruficollis

Family: Puffbirds

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: rutpuf1