Bucco Capensis - Collared Puffbird
''Bucco'' is a genus of birds in the puffbird family Bucconidae. Birds in the genus are native to the Americas. The genus ''Bucco'' was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the collared puffbird as the type species. The name is from the Latin ''bucca'' for "cheek". Extant Species The genus contains four species: References

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Collared Puffbird
The collared puffbird (''Bucco capensis'') is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved August 24, 2021 Taxonomy and systematics In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the collared puffbird in his ''Ornithologie'' that was based on a specimen collected in French Guiana. He used the French name ''Le barbu'' and the Latin name ''Bucco''. The two stars (**) at the start of the paragraph indicates that Brisson based his description on the examination of a specimen. Although Brisson coined Latin nam ...
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