Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila minor), recorded as Endangered
Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird (Malacoptila minor). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird

Malacoptila minor

Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird is a bird in the family Bucconidae (order Piciformes) — Malacoptila minor, recorded as Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Malacoptila minor
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Aves · Piciformes · Bucconidae · Malacoptila

The bird

This is a named wild bird with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird is recorded from Brazil.

GBIF currently lists 1 occurrence point. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from Wikidata item Q31873898 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird?
Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird is a bird in the family Bucconidae (order Piciformes) — Malacoptila minor.
What is the conservation status of Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Malacoptila minor. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird live?
The public record places it in Brazil.
Why is Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Malacoptila minor?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Lesser Crescent-chested Puffbird a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.