White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMalacoptila (Streaked Puffbirds)
- SpeciesMalacoptila panamensis (White-whiskered Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Barred Puffbird
Nystalus radiatus
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
Piculus callopterus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Selenidera spectabilis
📅 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 White-whiskered Puffbird in Chagres National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a White-whiskered Puffbird sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 163 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-whiskered Puffbird in Chagres National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-whiskered Puffbird in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.