Puffbirds (Bucconidae)
Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis) - HBW 7, p. 135
French: Barbacou à joues grises
German: Grauwangen-Faulvogel
Spanish: Monjilla Carigrís
Taxonomy: Malacoptila frontalis P. L. Sclater, 1854, interior of Colombia.
Forms a superspecies with N. ruficapilla and N. amaurocephala; has at times been treated as conspecific with the former of these, and also with N. brunnea. Nominate race somewhat variable in colour, and is thought possibly to comprise more than one taxon; further investigation and analysis required. Race pallescens has on occasion been considered to belong to N. ruficapilla, although both geographically and morphologically they are decidedly distant. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stulta Wetmore, 1953 - C Panama to extreme NW Colombia.
- pallescens Todd, 1919 - Caribbean lowlands of N Colombia.
- frontalis (P. L. Sclater, 1854) - interior N Colombia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird preening in vines in bright sunshine Locality Cana Field Station, Darién National Park, Darién Province, Panama
Charlotte Elton 29 June 2009 2 years ago 14 sec 1.8
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One ind very close
Locality Rio Claro Reserve, Doradal, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp ?)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 16 February 2012 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
on a branch
Locality Rio Claro Reserve, Doradal, Antioquía Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 5 July 2010 1 year ago 2
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