Puffbirds
Order: Piciformes. Family: Bucconidae
The puffbirds are related to the jacamars, and have the same range, but lack the iridescent colours of that family. They are mainly brown, rufous or grey, with large heads and flattened bills with a hooked tip. The loose abundant plumage and short tails makes them look stout and puffy, giving rise to the English common name of the family. There are 20 species which have been recorded in Ecuador.
- White-necked Puffbird Notharchus macrorhynchos
- Black-breasted Puffbird Notharchus pectoralis
- Pied Puffbird Notharchus tectus
- Chestnut-capped Puffbird Bucco macrodactylus
- Spotted Puffbird Bucco tamatia
- Collared Puffbird Bucco capensis
- Barred Puffbird Nystalus radiatus
- Striolated Puffbird Nystalus striolatus
- White-chested Puffbird Malacoptila fusca
- Black-streaked Puffbird Malacoptila fulvogularis
- Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa
- White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
- Lanceolated Monklet Micromonacha lanceolata
- Rusty-breasted Nunlet Nonnula rubecula
- Brown Nunlet Nonnula brunnea
- White-faced Nunbird Hapaloptila castanea
- Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons
- White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus
- Yellow-billed Nunbird Monasa flavirostris
- Swallow-wing Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ecuador