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Galbuliformes / Bucconidae / Malacoptila

Rufous-necked Puffbird

Malacoptila rufa

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (runpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Galbuliformes
Family: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila

Subspecies (2)

Malacoptila rufa brunnescens

eastern Amazonian Brazil (south of the Amazon River, east of the Rio Madeira)
Malacoptila rufa rufa

northeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia, and western Brazil (south of the Amazon River, eastward to the west bank of the Rio Madeira)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (runpuf1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.