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title: "Rostkehl-Faulvogel"
description: "Hypnelus ruficollis — Vögel. The russet-throated puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/russet-throated-puffbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rostkehl-Faulvogel

> Hypnelus ruficollis — Vögel. The russet-throated puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

- Scientific name: *Hypnelus ruficollis*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 921
- Wikidata: [Q1271806](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1271806)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1538](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1538)

## Names

- en: Russet-throated Puffbird
- de: Rostkehl-Faulvogel
- es: Bobito Punteado
- fr: Tamatia à gorge rousse
- nl: Roestkeelbaardkoekoek
- pl: Drzym przepasany

## Countries with the most observations

CO (854), VE (17), PA (4)

## Summary

The russet-throated puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in  Colombia and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russet-throated_puffbird

## Photo

![Rostkehl-Faulvogel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/russet-throated-puffbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255570155

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/russet-throated-puffbird?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).