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Crescent-chested puffbird

Malacoptila striata (von Spix, 1824)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 44 g to 44.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata)
Photo: Dario Sanches · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the crescent-chested puffbird

Weight
44.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crescent-chested puffbird live?

Not recorded

What is the crescent-chested puffbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is endemic to Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Crescent-chested puffbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crescent-chested_puffbird&oldid=1380717085), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the crescent-chested puffbird endangered?

The crescent-chested puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the crescent-chested puffbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyBucconidae
  6. genusMalacoptila
  7. SpeciesMalacoptila striata (von Spix, 1824)

Synonyms Bucco striatus, Bucco torquatus, Malacoptila torquata

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Chestnut-crested puffbirdEnglish
  • Greater crescent-chested puffbirdEnglish
  • Greater crescent-chested puffbirdEnglish
  • barbacoll ratllat grosCatalan
  • lenivka většíCzech
  • lenivka žíhanáCzech
  • aderyn gwrychog torchog y DwyrainWelsh
  • HalvmånedovenfuglDanish
  • Halbmond-FaulvogelGerman
  • Weißkopf-FaulvogelGerman
  • lunarka bukonoEsperanto
  • Buco rayadoSpanish
  • مرغ پفی سینهکمانیPersian
  • brasilianlaiskuriFinnish
  • Tamatia rayéFrench
  • kudravi hakuruCroatian
  • Piumino semilunatoItalian
  • ミカヅキオオガシラJapanese
  • dryžoji malakoptilaLithuanian
  • Tsídii dah naʼasolí łizhin dóó łitsxooígííNavajo
  • Zwart-witte BaardkoekoekDutch
  • drzym kreskowanyPolish
  • چن چھاتیوالا پھلیا پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • João-barbudoPortuguese
  • barbudo-de-crescentePortuguese
  • barbudo-rajadoPortuguese
  • Гривистая пуховкаRussian
  • Чёрно-белая малакоптилаRussian
  • lenivka pestroprsáSlovak
  • månbröstad trögfågelSwedish
  • Çizgili PufkuşuTurkish
  • таматія біловолаUkrainian
  • 月牙胸噴鴷Chinese
  • 月胸蓬头䴕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the crescent-chested puffbird

Other species in the same genus Malacoptila.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the crescent-chested puffbird?

An adult crescent-chested puffbird weighs 44.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the crescent-chested puffbird endangered?

The crescent-chested puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the crescent-chested puffbird?

The crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-chested-puffbird

MLA

“Crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-chested-puffbird.

BibTeX
@misc{crescent_chested_puffbird_2026,
  title = {Crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-chested-puffbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}