Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusChelidoptera
- SpeciesChelidoptera tenebrosa (Swallow-wing Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
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
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
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 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 15 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-wing Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Swallow-wing Puffbird sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 765 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swallow-wing Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-wing Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.