Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Avian taxonomy Howard and Moore, 3rd. Edition, 2003
Lice taxonomy (in red) by Robert C. Dalgleish.

conventions:
Host probably extinct = †
Record of host of type species of louse indicated by " * "

Bucconidae - Puffbirds

Genera of chewing lice known from the family:

Philopterus [Philopteridae]
Picicola [Philopteridae]

Notharchus Cabanis and Heine, 1863

Notharchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin, 1788) - White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis (Gray, G. R., 1846) - Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus ordii (Cassin, 1851) - Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus tectus (Boddaert, 1783) - Pied Puffbird

Bucco Brisson, 1760

Bucco macrodactylus (Spix, 1824) - Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco tamatia Gmelin, 1788 - Spotted Puffbird
Bucco noanamae Hellmayr, 1909 - Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco capensis Linnaeus, 1766 - Collared Puffbird

Philopterus spinosus (Carriker, 1963) *

NystalusCabanis and Heine, 1863

Nystalus radiatus (Sclater, P. L., 1854) - Barred Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru (Vieillot, 1816) - White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856) - Striolated Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus (Gmelin, 1788) - Spot-backed Puffbird

Hypnelus Cabanis and Heine, 1863

Hypnelus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829) - Russet-throated Puffbird

Philopterus orinocensis (Carriker, 1963) *

Malacoptila Gray, G. R., 1841

Malacoptila fusca (Gmelin, 1788) - White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta Todd, 1925 - Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila striata (Spix, 1824) - Crescent-chested Puffbird

Picicola striata Oniki and Emerson, 1981 *

Malacoptila fulvogularis Sclater, P. L., 1854 - Black-streaked Puffbird
Malacoptila rufa (Spix, 1824) - Rufous-necked Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis Lafresnaye, 1847 - White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis (Lafresnaye, 1850) - Moustached Puffbird

Micromonacha Sclater, P. L., 1881

Micromonacha lanceolata (Deville, 1849) - Lanceolated Monklet

Nonnula Sclater, P. L., 1854

Nonnula rubecula (Spix, 1824) - Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula sclateri Hellmayr, 1907 - Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea Sclater, P. L., 1881 - Brown Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis (Sclater, P.L., 1854) - Grey-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla (Tschudi, 1844) - Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula amaurocephala Chapman, 1921 - Chestnut-headed Nunlet

Hapaloptila Sclater, P. L., 1881

Hapaloptila castanea (Verreaux, J., 1866) - White-faced Nunbird

Monasa Vieillot, 1816

Monasa atra (Boddaert, 1783) - Black Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons (Spix, 1824) - Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus (Hahn and Kuster, 1823) - White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris Strickland, 1850 - Yellow-billed Nunbird

Chelidoptera Gould, 1837

Chelidoptera tenebrosa (Pallas, 1782) - Swallow-wing Puffbird

Last revised: 11 September, 2003

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