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Galbuliformes / Bucconidae / Hypnelus

Russet-throated Puffbird

Hypnelus ruficollis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (rutpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galbuliformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Hypnelus

Subspecies (4)

Hypnelus ruficollis coloratus

western Venezuela (south of Lake Maracaibo)
Hypnelus ruficollis decolor

Guajira Peninsula of northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela
Hypnelus ruficollis ruficollis

northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela (western Lake Maracaibo region)
Hypnelus ruficollis striaticollis

coastal Falcon, northwestern Venezuela

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (rutpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.