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 Cahuita National Park
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
📅 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 Cahuita National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pied Puffbird sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Puffbird in Cahuita National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pied Puffbird in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.