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Spot-backed Puffbird

Nystalus maculatus
Family
Puffbirds
Order
Piciformes
Codes
spbpuf1, CAPU, SBPU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPuffbirds (Bucconidae)
SpeciesNystalus maculatus
Codesspbpuf1, CAPU, SBPU
Identification

The Spot-backed Puffbird (Nystalus maculatus) 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 spbpuf1 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
Spot-backed Puffbird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Nystalus maculatus

Family: Puffbirds

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: spbpuf1