Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMicromonacha
- SpeciesMicromonacha lanceolata (Lanceolated Monklet)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lanceolated Monklet in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lanceolated Monklet sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lanceolated Monklet in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Lanceolated Monklet in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.