Nystalus

Nystalus
Barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Bucconidae
Genus:	Nystalus Cabanis & Heine, 1863

Nystalus is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. It contains the following species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Nystalus chacuru	White-eared puffbird	Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Peru.
	Nystalus maculatus	Caatinga puffbird	eastern Brazil.
	Nystalus striatipectus	Chaco puffbird	eastern Bolivia to south-central Brazil, south through western Paraguay to central Argentina
	Nystalus radiatus	Barred puffbird	Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
	Nystalus striolatus	Eastern striolated puffbird	Brazil and Bolivia
	Nystalus obamai	Western striolated puffbird	Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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