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Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed)
Nystalus maculatus [maculatus or parvirostris] (= Nystalus maculatus maculatus) (Gmelin, JF 1788)
The caatinga puffbird is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is endemic to Brazil. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Bucconidae
Genus:
Nystalus
Scientific:
Nystalus maculatus maculatus
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Bucconidae
Genus:
Nystalus
Scientific:
Nystalus maculatus maculatus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Alcedo maculata
Type locality:
Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/463/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
50BEDEC7002B6E8B
Avibase ID:
avibase-50BEDEC7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/50BEDEC7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 676811
English:
Spot-bellied Puffbird [maculatus or parvirostris]
Catalan:
barbacoll maculat (maculatus)
Czech:
lenivka tečkovaná (ssp. maculatus)
Danish:
Pletrygget Dovenfugl (Almindelig)
German:
Fleckmantel-Faulvogel (maculatus)
Spanish:
Buco Durmilí (maculatus)
Spanish (Spain):
Buco durmilí (maculatus)
Finnish:
keltakauluslaiskuri (maculatus)
French:
Tamatia tamajac [maculatus ou parvirostris]
Croatian:
pjegavi hakuru (maculatus)
Japanese (romaji):
seboshioogashira (maculatus)
Japanese:
セボシオオガシラ（maculatus）
Dutch:
Vlekrugbaardkoekoek
Norwegian:
flekkdovenfugl (maculatus)
Polish:
drzym plamisty (maculatus)
Portuguese (Brazil):
rapazinho-dos-velhos
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbudo-da-caatinga (maculatus)
Russian:
Пёстрая пуховка (maculatus)
Slovak:
lenivka škvrnitá (skup.)
Serbian:
Južni pirgavi puf
Swedish:
caatingatrögfågel
Ukrainian:
Лінивка-смугохвіст плямистобока (підвид maculatus)
Spot-bellied Puffbird [maculatus or parvirostris]
Catalan:
barbacoll maculat (maculatus)
Czech:
lenivka tečkovaná (ssp. maculatus)
Danish:
Pletrygget Dovenfugl (Almindelig)
German:
Fleckmantel-Faulvogel (maculatus)
Spanish:
Buco Durmilí (maculatus)
Spanish (Spain):
Buco durmilí (maculatus)
Finnish:
keltakauluslaiskuri (maculatus)
French:
Tamatia tamajac [maculatus ou parvirostris]
Croatian:
pjegavi hakuru (maculatus)
Japanese (romaji):
seboshioogashira (maculatus)
Japanese:
セボシオオガシラ（maculatus）
Dutch:
Vlekrugbaardkoekoek
Norwegian:
flekkdovenfugl (maculatus)
Polish:
drzym plamisty (maculatus)
Portuguese (Brazil):
rapazinho-dos-velhos
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbudo-da-caatinga (maculatus)
Russian:
Пёстрая пуховка (maculatus)
Slovak:
lenivka škvrnitá (skup.)
Serbian:
Južni pirgavi puf
Swedish:
caatingatrögfågel
Ukrainian:
Лінивка-смугохвіст плямистобока (підвид maculatus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spot-bellied Puffbird [maculatus or parvirostris] ( Nystalus maculatus [maculatus or parvirostris]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Spot-bellied Puffbird [maculatus or parvirostris] ( Nystalus maculatus [maculatus or parvirostris]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spot-bellied Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Nystalus maculatus maculatus |
| Clements, version 2021: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed) ( Nystalus maculatus maculatus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Caatinga Puffbird ( Nystalus maculatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Nystalus maculatus maculatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nystalus maculatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Nystalus maculatus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Barbacoll maculat
Czech: lenivka tečkovaná
Danish: Pletrygget Dovenfugl
German: Fleckmantel-Faulvogel, Fleckmantel-Faulvogel (maculatus)
English: Caatinga Puffbird, Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed), Spot-bellied Puffbird, Spot-bellied Puffbird [maculatus or parvirostris]
English, HBW: Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed)
English (IOC): Caatinga Puffbird
English (United States): Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed)
Esperanto: Makuldorsa gonflobirdo
Spanish: Buco Durmilí, Buco Durmilí (maculatus)
Spanish (Argentine): Durmilí, Durmilí (maculatus)
Spanish (Spain): Buco Durmilí, Buco Durmilí (maculatus)
Spanish (HBW): Spot-backed Puffbird (Spot-backed)
Spanish (Paraguay): Durmilí, Durmilí (maculatus)
Estonian: kampo-puhvlind
Finnish: keltakauluslaiskuri
French: Tamatia tamajac, Tamatia tamajac (maculatus), Tamatia tamajac (nominal), Tamatia tamajac [maculatus ou parvirostris]
Guarani: Chakuru para
Croatian: pjegavi hakuru
Hungarian: foltos bukkó
Italian: Bucco maculato, Piumino dorsomacchiato
Japanese (romaji): seboshioogashira, seboshioogashira (maculatus)
Japanese: セボシオオガシラ, セボシオオガシラ (maculatus), セボシオオガシラ（maculatus）
Scientific: Alcedo maculata, Nystalus maculatus, Nystalus maculatus [maculatus or parvirostris], Nystalus maculatus maculatus
Lithuanian: Dėmėtasis nistalas
Dutch: Vlekrugbaardkoekoek, Vlekrug-baardkoekoek, Vlekrug-baardkoekoek (maculatus)
Norwegian: Flekkdovenfugl, flekkdovenfugl (maculatus)
Polish: drzym plamisty, drzym plamisty (maculatus)
Portuguese: Chilu-chilu, rapazinho-dos-velhos
Portuguese (Brazil): Rapazinho-dos-velhos
Portuguese (Portugal): barbudo-da-caatinga, barbudo-da-caatinga (maculatus), Rapazinho-dos-velhos, Rapazinho-dos-velhos (maculatus)
Russian: Пёстрая пуховка (maculatus), Пятнистая нисталус, Пятнистый нисталюс
Slovak: lenivka škvrnitá, lenivka škvrnitá (skup.)
Swedish: caatingatrögfågel, Fläckryggad trögfågel
Turkish: Kaatinga Pufkuşu, Kaatinga pufkuşu (maculatus)
Ukrainian: Лінивка-смугохвіст плямистобока
Chinese: 斑背蓬头䴕, 斑背蓬头鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 點背噴鴷
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