Genus

Typical Nunbirds

Monasa

4 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

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

Species in this group

Monasa nigrifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Monasa morphoeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monasa flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monasa atra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Nunbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 4	~60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
2	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 4	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
3	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 4	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 4	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
	Black Nunbird			~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
5	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 4	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 4	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
8	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 4	~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			~10%
9	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~20%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%