Nystalus obamai (Western Puffbird)

Western Puffbird

Nystalus obamai Whitney, BM; Piacentini, VQ; Schunck, F; Aleixo, ALP; Sousa, BRS; Silveira, LF; Rêgo, MA 2013

The western striolated puffbird is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Bucconidae
Genus:
   Nystalus
Scientific:
  Nystalus obamai

Original description

Citation:
Whitney, BM; Piacentini, VQ; Schunck, F; Aleixo, ALP; Sousa, BRS; Silveira, LF; Rêgo, MA 2013

Reference:
Handb. Birds World

Protonym:
Nystalus obamai

Link:
https://fieldguides.com/files_miscellaneous/HBW-linked/240-244_Original%20Scientific%20Descriptions.pdf

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
012084A9AC7EF3F6

Avibase ID:
avibase-012084A9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/012084A9

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

Nystalus obamai: western Amazonia: Ecuador south to Bolivia and east, south of the Amazon, to Brazil west of the Madeira River

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Western Puffbird
Catalan:
Barbacoll estriat occidental
Danish:
Vestamazon Dovenfugl
German:
Schwarzmantel-Faulvogel
Spanish:
Buco Estriado Occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Buco estriado occidental
Finnish:
lännenviirulaiskuri
French:
Tamatia d'Obama
Japanese (romaji):
nishioogashira
Japanese:
ニシオオガシラ
Lithuanian:
riomadeirinis nistalas
Dutch:
Obama's Baardkoekoek
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Terrafirmedovenfugl
Norwegian:
Terrafirmedovenfugl
Polish:
drzym ciemnopióry
Portuguese:
rapazinho-estriado-do-oeste
Portuguese (Brazil):
rapazinho-estriado-do-oeste
Russian:
Западная пуховка
Slovak:
lenivka hnedkavá
Swedish:
obamatrögfågel
Ukrainian:
лінивка-смугохвіст західна
Chinese:
西条纹蓬头䴕
Chinese (Traditional):
西方條紋噴鴷

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Western Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Nystalus striolatus obamai [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western' Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Western Striolated-Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Western Striolated Puffbird ( Nystalus obamai) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Nystalus [striolatus or obamai] (sensu lato) by some authors

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