Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus macrorhynchos (Guianan Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
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Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Swallow-wing Puffbird
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Black Nunbird
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Golden-olive Woodpecker
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Ramphastos tucanus
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Golden-spangled Piculet
Picumnus exilis
Tepui Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus whitelianus
Waved Woodpecker
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Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Black-spotted Barbet
Capito niger
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Guianan Puffbird in Canaima National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Guianan Puffbird sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Guianan Puffbird in Canaima National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Guianan Puffbird in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.