Malacoptila
| Malacoptila | |
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| White-whiskered puffbird | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Piciformes | 
| Family: | Bucconidae | 
| Genus: |  Malacoptila G.R. Gray, 1841  | 
| Species | |
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Malacoptila is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family, one of ten genera. It contains the following seven species:
- Black-streaked puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
 - White-chested puffbird (Malacoptila fusca)
 - Moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis)
 - White-whiskered puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis)
 - Rufous-necked puffbird (Malacoptila rufa)
 - Semicollared puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta)
 - Crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata)
 
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