Family

Puffbirds

Bucconidae

33 species in our catalog · found in 59 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)

Species in this group

Monasa nigrifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Nystalus chacuru

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Malacoptila panamensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Notharchus pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Malacoptila striata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bucco capensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monasa morphoeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Notharchus tectus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nystalus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hypnelus ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Malacoptila mystacalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nystalus obamai

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monasa flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bucco tamatia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hypnelus bicinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nystalus radiatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Notharchus macrorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monasa atra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Notharchus swainsoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bucco macrodactylus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nonnula frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micromonacha lanceolata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Malacoptila semicincta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nonnula ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nonnula rubecula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nonnula brunnea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Malacoptila fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Notharchus ordii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nonnula sclateri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hapaloptila castanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Puffbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	12 of 33	~70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~20%
	Western Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Semicollared Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
2	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	13 of 33	~70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			~10%
	Western Puffbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Semicollared Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
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3	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 33	~60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~30%
	Black Nunbird			~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
4	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	8 of 33	~60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~10%
	Spotted Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	12 of 33	~60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown Nunlet			<5%
	White-chested Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	Spotted Puffbird			<5%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 33	~60%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~30%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~30%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7 of 33	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	7 of 33	~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Pied Puffbird			~20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	Barred Puffbird			~10%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~10%
	Gray-cheeked Nunlet			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
9	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	8 of 33	~50%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			~10%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	Brown Nunlet			<5%
	White-chested Puffbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
10	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 33	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			~10%
	White-eared Puffbird			~10%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			~10%
11	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~50%
	White-eared Puffbird			~50%
12	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 33	~40%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~30%
	Pied Puffbird			~20%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 33	~40%
	Pied Puffbird			~20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~10%
	Barred Puffbird			~10%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	~30%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~30%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
16	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 33	~30%
	White-eared Puffbird			~30%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%
17	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 33	~30%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			~20%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			~10%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
18	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 33	~30%
	White-necked Puffbird			~20%
	Russet-throated Puffbird			~10%
19	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3 of 33	~30%
	Collared Puffbird			~20%
	Guianan Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 33	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
21	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2 of 33	~20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	~20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 33	~20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~20%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~20%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 33	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
26	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 33	~20%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			~20%
27	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5 of 33	~10%
	Moustached Puffbird			~10%
	Barred Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-faced Nunbird			<5%
28	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 33	~10%
	Two-banded Puffbird			~10%
	Moustached Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
29	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 33	~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
30	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 33	~10%
	White-eared Puffbird			~10%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			<5%
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 33	~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
32	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 33	~10%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
33	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 33	~10%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
34	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 33	~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
36	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 33	~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
37	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 33	~10%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	Black-streaked Puffbird			<5%
38	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 33	~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
39	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
40	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 33	~10%
	Black-streaked Puffbird			~10%
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 33	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
42	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 33	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
44	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 33	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
46	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 33	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
48	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
49	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
50	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%
51	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
52	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
53	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 33	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 33	<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
55	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
56	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 33	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
57	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
58	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 33	<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
59	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 33	<5%
	Moustached Puffbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
2	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 33	~20%
	Russet-throated Puffbird			~20%
3	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			<5%
4	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 33	<5%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			<5%
5	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 33	<5%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			<5%
6	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
7	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			<5%
8	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%
9	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 33	<5%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	GüiráOga	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity

Puffbirds

Species in this group

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-eared Puffbird

White-whiskered Puffbird

Black-breasted Puffbird

Swallow-wing Puffbird

Chestnut-crested Puffbird

Collared Puffbird

White-fronted Nunbird

Pied Puffbird

White-necked Puffbird

Spot-backed Puffbird

Russet-throated Puffbird

Moustached Puffbird

Western Puffbird

Yellow-billed Nunbird

Spotted Puffbird

Two-banded Puffbird

Barred Puffbird

Guianan Puffbird

Black Nunbird

Buff-bellied Puffbird

Black-streaked Puffbird

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Gray-cheeked Nunlet

Lanceolated Monklet

Semicollared Puffbird

Rufous-capped Nunlet

Rusty-breasted Nunlet

Brown Nunlet

White-chested Puffbird

Brown-banded Puffbird

Fulvous-chinned Nunlet

White-faced Nunbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Puffbirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found