Biology:Nonnula

Nonnula is a genus of puffbird in the Bucconidae family. They are commonly known as nunlets.

Extant Species

It contains the following species:

Genus *Nonnula* – P.L. Sclater, 1854 – six species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Chestnut-headed nunlet	Nonnula amaurocephala Chapman, 1921	Brazil.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Brown nunlet	Nonnula brunnea Sclater, PL, 1881	Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Grey-cheeked nunlet	Nonnula frontalis (Sclater, PL, 1854) Two subspecies N. f. frontalis N. f. stulta	Colombia and Panama	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Rusty-breasted nunlet	Nonnula rubecula (Spix, 1824) Seven subspecies N. r. tapanahoniensis Mees (1968) N. r. duidae Chapman (1914) N. r. interfluvialis Parkes (1970) N. r. simulatrix Parkes (1970) N. r. cineracea Sclater, PL (1881) N. r. simplex Todd (1937) N. r. rubecula Spix (1824)	Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Rufous-capped nunlet	Nonnula ruficapilla (Tschudi, 1844) Four subspecies N. r. rufipectus Chapman (1928) N. r. ruficapilla Tschudi (1844) N. r. inundata Novaes (1991) N. r. nattereri Hellmayr (1921)	Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Fulvous-chinned nunlet	Nonnula sclateri Hellmayr, 1907	Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC