Nonnula is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family.They are commonly known as nunlets

Nonnula
Rusty-breasted nunlet (Nonnula rubecula)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Suborder: Galbuli
Genus: Nonnula
P.L. Sclater, 1854
Type species
Bucco rubecula[1]
von Spix, 1824
Species

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Extant Species

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It contains the following species:

Genus Nonnula P.L. Sclater, 1854 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Chestnut-headed nunlet


Nonnula amaurocephala
Chapman, 1921
Brazil.
 
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Brown nunlet

 

Nonnula brunnea
Sclater, PL, 1881
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
 
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Grey-cheeked nunlet

 

Nonnula frontalis
(Sclater, PL, 1854)

Two subspecies
  • N. f. frontalis
  • N. f. stulta
Colombia and Panama
 
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Rusty-breasted nunlet

 

Nonnula rubecula
(Spix, 1824)

Seven subspecies
  • N. r. tapanahoniensis Mees (1968)
  • N. r. duidae Chapman (1914)
  • N. r. interfluvialis Parkes (1970)
  • N. r. simulatrix Parkes (1970)
  • N. r. cineracea Sclater, PL (1881)
  • N. r. simplex Todd (1937)
  • N. r. rubecula Spix (1824)
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
 
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Rufous-capped nunlet

 

Nonnula ruficapilla
(Tschudi, 1844)

Four subspecies
Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
 
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Fulvous-chinned nunlet

 

Nonnula sclateri
Hellmayr, 1907
Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
 
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References

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  1. ^ "Picidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.