Notharchus ordii
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In 3 days <5%
The brown-banded puffbird (Notharchus ordii) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. The brown-banded puffbird is monotypic. It is closely related to the black-breasted puffbird (N. pectoralis) and some authors have proposed that they form a superspecies.
The brown-banded puffbird is about 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighs about 51.5 g (1.8 oz). It crown, nape, upperparts, and a thin line from the gape to the eye are a slightly glossy black. The lower part of its forehead; its face, chin, throat and upper breast; and a thin white line at the base of the nape are white. A black band separates the white upper breast from the olive-brown lower breast. The central belly is white with brown spots and the flanks white with black spots. The upper side of the tail is black with white tips to the feathers and the underside has a white band at the middle. A white band on the underwing shows in flight. The large bill and the feet are black and the eye dark brown.
The brown-banded puffbird has a highly disjunct distribution... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-banded Puffbird sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 606th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-banded Puffbird in Manu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-banded Puffbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown-banded Puffbird sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-banded Puffbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
