Nonnula

Nonnula
Rusty-breasted nunlet (Nonnula rubecula)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Suborder: Galbuli
Genus:
P.L. Sclater, 1854
Type species
Bucco rubecula[1]
von Spix, 1824
Species

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Nonnula is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. They are commonly known as nunlets.

Extant Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Nonnula – P.L. Sclater, 1854 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Chestnut-headed nunlet


Nonnula amaurocephala
Chapman, 1921 		Brazil.
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Diet: 		 LC 


Brown nunlet

Nonnula brunnea
Sclater, PL, 1881 		Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Diet: 		 LC 


Grey-cheeked nunlet

Nonnula frontalis
(Sclater, PL, 1854)

Two subspecies
  • N. f. frontalis
  • N. f. stulta
Colombia and Panama
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Diet: 		 LC 


Rusty-breasted nunlet

Nonnula rubecula
(Spix, 1824)

Seven subspecies
  • N. r. tapanahoniensis Mees (1968)
  • N. r. duidae Chapman (1914)
  • N. r. interfluvialis Parkes (1970)
  • N. r. simulatrix Parkes (1970)
  • N. r. cineracea Sclater, PL (1881)
  • N. r. simplex Todd (1937)
  • N. r. rubecula Spix (1824)
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Diet: 		 LC 


Rufous-capped nunlet

Nonnula ruficapilla
(Tschudi, 1844)

Four subspecies
  • N. r. rufipectus Chapman (1928)
  • N. r. ruficapilla Tschudi (1844)
  • N. r. inundata Novaes (1991)
  • N. r. nattereri Hellmayr (1921)
Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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Diet: 		 LC 


Fulvous-chinned nunlet

Nonnula sclateri
Hellmayr, 1907 		Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
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Diet: 		 LC 





References

  1. ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.


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