Moustached puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850)
The moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 49 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the moustached puffbird
- Weight
- 49 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 moustached puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the moustached puffbird?
The moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
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Is the moustached puffbird endangered?
The moustached puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the moustached puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusMalacoptila
- SpeciesMalacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850)
Synonyms Malacoptila aspersa, Malacoptila mystacalis mystacalis, Monasa mystacalis
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- barbacoll de bigotisCatalan
- lenivka vousatáCzech
- SkægdovenfuglDanish
- Schnurrbart-FaulvogelGerman
- liphara bukonoEsperanto
- Buco bigotudoSpanish
- Bigotudo canosoSpanish
- habe-puhvlindEstonian
- viiksilaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia à moustachesFrench
- brkati hakuruCroatian
- Bucco dai mustacchiItalian
- Piumino dai mustacchiItalian
- シラヒゲオオガシラJapanese
- ūsuotoji malakoptilaLithuanian
- KnevelbaardkoekoekDutch
- mustasjedovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym rdzawogardłyPolish
- barbudo-de-bigodesPortuguese
- barbudo-de-bigodes-americanoPortuguese
- Усатая пуховкаRussian
- Усатая малакоптилаRussian
- lenivka červenohrdláSlovak
- Maskirani pufSerbian
- mustaschtrögfågelSwedish
- Bıyıklı PufkuşuTurkish
- таматія біловусаUkrainian
- 髭噴鴷Chinese
- 须蓬头䴕Chinese
- 须蓬头鴷Chinese
Relatives of the moustached puffbird
Other species in the same genus Malacoptila.
White-chested puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Rufous-necked puffbird
Malacoptila rufa
Crescent-chested puffbird
Malacoptila striata
Black-streaked puffbird
Malacoptila fulvogularis
White-whiskered puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Semicollared puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
CompareMoustached puffbird vs White-chested puffbirdMoustached puffbird vs Rufous-necked puffbirdMoustached puffbird vs Crescent-chested puffbirdMoustached puffbird vs Black-streaked puffbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moustached puffbird?
An adult moustached puffbird weighs 49 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moustached puffbird endangered?
The moustached 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 moustached puffbird?
The moustached puffbird (Malacoptila mystacalis) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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