Rusty-breasted Nunlet

Nonnula rubecula

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Galbuliformes
Family
Bucconidae
Genus
Nonnula
eBird Code
rubnun1

Subspecies (7)

  • Nonnula rubecula cineracea

    northeastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and western Brazil south of the Amazon River (south to Rondônia)

  • Nonnula rubecula duidae

    eastern Venezuela in southern Amazonas (north of Río Orinoco)

  • Nonnula rubecula interfluvialis

    southern Venezuela (south of Río Orinoco) southward to Río Negro in northern Brazil

  • Nonnula rubecula rubecula

    eastern and southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)

  • Nonnula rubecula simplex

    northern Brazil along south bank of lower Amazon River

  • Nonnula rubecula simulatrix

    southeastern Colombia and northwestern Brazil (between Rio Negro and Amazon River)

  • Nonnula rubecula tapanahoniensis

    southern Guianas and northern Brazil (north bank of lower Amazon River)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.