White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus hyperrhynchus (White-necked Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Gray-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis
Barred Puffbird
Nystalus radiatus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-necked Puffbird in Darién National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a White-necked Puffbird sighting in Darién National Park, based on 679 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-necked Puffbird in Darién National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for White-necked Puffbird in Darién National Park in our monthly data.