Moustached Puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis)
About the Moustached Puffbird
The moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The moustached puffbird is monotypic, though the population in southwestern Colombia might merit treatment as a subspecies. It is thought to form a superspecies with the white-whiskered puffbird (M. panamensis) and black-streaked puffbird (M. fulvogularis).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 39 recordings for this species: 26 CC BY-NC-SA · 10 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-streaked PuffbirdMalacoptila fulvogularisrecording
- White-whiskered PuffbirdMalacoptila panamensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.