Malacoptila

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Bucconidae
Genus: Malacoptila
Species: M. fulvogularis - M. fusca - M. mystacalis - M. panamensis - M. rufa - M. semicincta - M. striata

Name

Malacoptila G.R. Gray, 1841

Reference

A list of the genera of birds Ed.2 p.13

Malacoptila is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family, one of ten genera. It contains the following species:

Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
White-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila fusca)
Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis)
White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
Rufous-necked Puffbird (Malacoptila rufa)
Semicollared Puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta)
Crescent-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila striata)