Semicollared puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925
The semicollared puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 44 g to 45.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the semicollared puffbird
- Weight
- 44 g – 45.4 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 semicollared puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the semicollared puffbird?
The semicollared puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is one of seven species of the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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Is the semicollared puffbird endangered?
The semicollared 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 semicollared puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusMalacoptila
- SpeciesMalacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925
Synonyms Malacoptila fusca semicincta
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- barbacoll de clatell dauratCatalan
- lenivka límcováCzech
- aderyn gwrychog hanner torchogWelsh
- Rustnakket DovenfuglDanish
- Halbring-FaulvogelGerman
- duonkoluma bukonoEsperanto
- Buco SemiacollaradoSpanish
- Buco de medio collarSpanish
- viirupartalaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia à semi-collierFrench
- bjelotrbi hakuruCroatian
- Piumino dal semicollareItalian
- チャエリオオガシラJapanese
- apykaklėtoji malakoptilaLithuanian
- Todds BaardkoekoekDutch
- rustnakkedovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym półobrożnyPolish
- barbudo-de-coleiraPortuguese
- barbudo-de-nuca-laranjaPortuguese
- Полуошейниковая пуховкаRussian
- Полуошейниковая малакоптилаRussian
- lenivka čiernohrdláSlovak
- rostnackad trögfågelSwedish
- Kesik Kolyeli PufkuşuTurkish
- таматія болівійськаUkrainian
- 半領噴鴷Chinese
- 半领蓬头䴕Chinese
Relatives of the semicollared puffbird
Other species in the same genus Malacoptila.
Moustached puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis
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
CompareSemicollared puffbird vs Moustached puffbirdSemicollared puffbird vs White-chested puffbirdSemicollared puffbird vs Rufous-necked puffbirdSemicollared puffbird vs Crescent-chested puffbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the semicollared puffbird?
An adult semicollared puffbird weighs 44 g – 45.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the semicollared puffbird endangered?
The semicollared 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 semicollared puffbird?
The semicollared puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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