Buff-bellied Puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus swainsoni (Buff-bellied Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Ochre-collared Piculet
Picumnus temminckii
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes flavifrons
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens
White-spotted Woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster
Red-breasted Toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Robust Woodpecker
Campephilus robustus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
📅 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 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-bellied Puffbird in Iguazú National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Buff-bellied Puffbird sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Buff-bellied Puffbird in Iguazú National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Buff-bellied Puffbird in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.