| Taxon | Bucco |
|---|---|
| Authority | Brisson, 1760 |
| Type species | Bucco capensis[1] |
| Type species authority | Linnaeus, 1766 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | See text |
Bucco is a genus of birds in the puffbird family Bucconidae. Birds in the genus are native to the Americas.
The genus Bucco was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the collared puffbird as the type species.[2] The name is from the Latin bucca for "cheek".[3]
Extant Species
The genus contains four species:[4]
References
- ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1760). Ornithologie, ou, Méthode contenant la division des oiseaux en ordres, sections, genres, especes & leurs variétés (in French, Latin). Paris: Jean-Baptiste Bauche. Vol. 1 p. 42, Vol 4 p. 91
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2018). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Jacamars, puffbirds, toucans, barbets, honeyguides". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.