Notharchus
''Notharchus'' is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. The genus was introduced by the German ornithologists Jean Cabanis and Ferdinand Heine in 1863. The type species was subsequently designated as the white-necked puffbird (''Notharchus hyperrhynchus'') by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1882. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ... ''nōthēs'' meaning "sluggish" and ''arkhos'' meaning "leader" or "chief". The genus contains six species: References Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Piciformes-stub ...
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