Hypnelus
Hypnelus is a genus of birds in the family Bucconidae. It contains 2 species of South American puffbirds. Some taxonomic authorities consider both species to be conspecific, together taking the name russet-throated puffbird.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
Russet-throated Puffbird
speciesHypnelus ruficollis
Two-banded Puffbird
speciesHypnelus bicinctus
Russet-throated × Two-banded Puffbird
hybridHypnelus ruficollis × bicinctus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1537.