Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus tectus (Pied Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Black Nunbird
Monasa atra
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Puffbird in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Pied Puffbird sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Puffbird in Anavilhanas National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pied Puffbird in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.