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Obama puffbird

Nystalus obamai Whitney, Piacintini, Schunck, Alexio, Sousa, Silveira & Rego, 2013

Status not recordedbirds

The obama puffbird (Nystalus obamai) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes.

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Quick facts about the obama puffbird

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the obama puffbird live?

Not recorded

Is the obama puffbird endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the obama puffbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyBucconidae
  6. genusNystalus
  7. SpeciesNystalus obamai Whitney, Piacintini, Schunck, Alexio, Sousa, Silveira & Rego, 2013

Synonyms Nystalus striolatus obamai

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Western puffbirdEnglish
  • Western striolated puffbirdEnglish
  • Western striolated-puffbirdEnglish
  • barbacoll estriat occidentalCatalan
  • lenivka hnědopláštíkováCzech
  • Vestamazon DovenfuglDanish
  • Obama-StrichelfaulvogelGerman
  • streka bukonoEsperanto
  • Buco estriado occidentalSpanish
  • lännenviirulaiskuriFinnish
  • Tamatia d'ObamaFrench
  • ニシオオガシラJapanese
  • riomadeirinis nistalasLithuanian
  • Obama's BaardkoekoekDutch
  • terrafirmedovenfuglNorwegian
  • drzym ciemnopióryPolish
  • barbudo-estriado-ocidentalPortuguese
  • Западная пуховкаRussian
  • lenivka hnedkaváSlovak
  • obamatrögfågelSwedish
  • Batılı Çizgili PufkuşuTurkish
  • лінивка-смугохвіст західнаUkrainian
  • 西方條紋噴鴷Chinese
  • Schwarzmantel-FaulvogelGerman
  • Tamatia d’ObamaFrench
  • rapazinho-estriado-do-oestePortuguese
  • Западный нисталусRussian
  • västlig strimtrögfågelSwedish
  • 西条纹蓬头䴕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the obama puffbird

Other species in the same genus Nystalus.

LC, Least Concern

Barred puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

BucconidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the obama puffbird?

The obama puffbird (Nystalus obamai) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Obama puffbird (Nystalus obamai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-puffbird

MLA

“Obama puffbird (Nystalus obamai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-puffbird.

BibTeX
@misc{obama_puffbird_2026,
  title = {Obama puffbird (Nystalus obamai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/obama-puffbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}