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Monasa (Nunbird)

Synonyms: Monaca; Monacha; Monassa; Monasta; Monastes

Wikipedia Abstract

Monasa is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. Established by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains the following species: \n* Black nunbird (Monasa atra) \n* Yellow-billed nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) \n* White-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) \n* Black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) The name Monasa comes from the Greek word monas (a form of monos), meaning "solitary".
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Species

Monasa atra (Black Nunbird) (Attributes)
Monasa flavirostris (Yellow-billed Nunbird) (Attributes)
Monasa morphoeus (White-fronted Nunbird) (Attributes)
Monasa nigrifrons (Black-fronted Nunbird) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0