The Birds of the Yasuni

The Birds of the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve is based on several locations check list submitted to Ebird.

Puffbirds

The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine family Bucconidae are tropical tree-dwelling insectivorous birds that are found from South America up to Mexico. Together with their closest relatives, the jacamars, they form a divergent lineage within the order Piciformes, though the two families are sometimes elevated to a separate order Galbuliformes. Lacking the ...more ↓

White-necked Puffbird

The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae.

Pied Puffbird

The pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae.

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

The chestnut-capped puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds.

Collared Puffbird

The collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a sit-and-wait hunting bird found across the northern region of South America in the Amazon Basin, southern Colombia and Venezuela, and the Guianas.

White-chested Puffbird

The white-chested puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.

Lanceolated Monklet

The lanceolated monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is the only member of the genus Micromonacha.

Brown Nunlet

The brown nunlet (Nonnula brunnea) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae.

Black-fronted Nunbird

The black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds.

White-fronted Nunbird

The white-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) is a species of near passerine bird in the puffbird family (Bucconidae). It is found in the tropical Americas.

Yellow-billed Nunbird

The yellow-billed nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical and tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.

Swallow-winged Puffbird

The swallow-winged puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds. It is also called the swallow-wing. It is the only species in the genus Chelidoptera.

Jacamars

The jacamars are a family, Galbulidae, of near passerine birds from tropical South and Central America, extending up to Mexico. The family contains five genera and 18 species. The family is closely related to the puffbirds, another Neotropical family, and the two families are often separated into their own order, Galbuliformes, separate from the Piciformes. They are ...more ↓

White-eared Jacamar

The white-eared jacamar (Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.

Brown Jacamar

The brown jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Yellow-billed Jacamar

The yellow-billed jacamar (Galbula albirostris) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is a bird of the Amazon Basin; its range is only on the north side of the Amazon River, except at the river's outlet in a small region of northeastern Pará state, Brazil. The Andes cordillera is the ...more ↓

White-chinned Jacamar

The white-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Colombia, Amazonas and northern parts of Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.

Purplish Jacamar

The purplish jacamar (Galbula chalcothorax) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae.

Great Jacamar

The great jacamar (Jacamerops aureus) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Jacamerops. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.

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