Malacoptila
White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Bucconidae
Genus:	Malacoptila G.R. Gray, 1841
Type species
Bucco fuscus Gmelin, 1788
Species
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Malacoptila is a genus of puffbirds in the family Bucconidae, one of ten genera. The seven species are found in Central and South America

The genus Malacoptila was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray. He listed three species in the new genus but did not specify the type.^[1] In 1855 Gray designated the type as Bucco fuscus Gmelin, 1788, the white-chested puffbird.^[2][3] The name Malacoptila combines the Ancient Greek malakos meaning "soft" with ptilon meaning "plumage" or "feather".^[4]

Species

The genus contains the following seven species:^[5]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	White-chested puffbird	Malacoptila fusca
	Semicollared puffbird	Malacoptila semicincta
	Crescent-chested puffbird	Malacoptila striata
	Rufous-necked puffbird	Malacoptila rufa
	White-whiskered puffbird	Malacoptila panamensis
	Black-streaked puffbird	Malacoptila fulvogularis
	Moustached puffbird	Malacoptila mystacalis

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