White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMonasa (Typical Nunbirds)
- SpeciesMonasa morphoeus (White-fronted Nunbird)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Gray-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis
Barred Puffbird
Nystalus radiatus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Russet-throated Puffbird
Hypnelus ruficollis
Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco noanamae
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
📅 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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-fronted Nunbird in Darién National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a White-fronted Nunbird sighting in Darién National Park, based on 156 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-fronted Nunbird in Darién National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for White-fronted Nunbird in Darién National Park in our monthly data.