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White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Silhouette: Matt Wilkins (Photo by Len Blumin) · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
SpeciesNotharchus hyperrhynchus (White-necked Puffbird)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Amboró National Park

4 Verified sightings at Amboró National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,691 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-necked Puffbird

The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

During the second half of the 20th century, the white-necked puffbird and what are now the buff-bellied puffbird (N. swainsoni) and Guianan puffbird (N. macrorhynchus) were treated as conspecific. As of 2021, the white-necked puffbird has two recognized subspecies, the nominate N. h. hyperrhynchus and N. h. paraensis. Those in El Salvador and northwestern Nicaragua have been proposed as a third subspecies, N. h. cryptoleucus, and those in northeastern Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta might be, too.

The white-necked puffbird is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long and weighs 81 to 106 g (2.9 to 3.7 oz).It is mostly glossy black. It has a broad white forehead, throat, upper breast, and most of the belly. A broad black band separates the last two, and a black stripe runs from the beak to the crown, passing through a dark red eye. The white of the throat extends as a fairly broad line around the nape. The lower... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Nystalus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monasa nigrifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nystalus chacuru

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nystalus obamai

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Melanerpes cactorum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanerpes cruentatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ramphastos tucanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Veniliornis lignarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picumnus dorbignyanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pteroglossus castanotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picumnus albosquamatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
2	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
6	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
9	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
15	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
30	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
36	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
37	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
41	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
43	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
44	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
45	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
46	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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White-necked Puffbird

About the White-necked Puffbird

Recent sightings of White-necked Puffbird in Amboró National Park

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

Spot-backed Puffbird

Black-streaked Puffbird

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-eared Puffbird

Western Puffbird

White-fronted Woodpecker

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

White-throated Toucan

Striped Woodpecker

Ocellated Piculet

Chestnut-eared Aracari

White-wedged Piculet

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found