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Genus: Nonnula (6 species)

Genus Nonnula, Nunlets, are small sparrow-sized birds closely related to puffbirds. Like puffbirds, they perch often on low branches without much movement, waiting for large insects.


Chestnut-headed Nunlet
Chestnut-headed Nunlet (Nonnula amaurocephala)
Range: SA: nw Brazil
Amazonas, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Adam Kent   © All Rights Reserved.


Brown Nunlet
Brown Nunlet (Nonnula brunnea)
Range: SA: nw Amazonia
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-cheeked Nunlet
Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis stulta)
Range: MA, SA: Panama and Colombia
Darien, Panama
  Sits still on low branches. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Rusty-breasted Nunlet (Nonnula rubecula)
Range: SA: Amazonia and se Brazil
Fazenda Grotão, Brasília, DF, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-capped Nunlet
Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla)
Range: SA: w, s Amazonia
Tambopata, Peru,   		   
Photograph by Vivek Tiwari   © All Rights Reserved.
Very similar to Grey-cheeked Nunlet from Panama and northwest Colombia.

Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
Fulvous-chinned Nunlet (Nonnula sclateri)
Range: SA: w Amazonia
Madre de Dios, Peru   		   
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo   © All Rights Reserved.


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