Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus tectus (Pied Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Prong-billed Barbet
Semnornis frantzii
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
📅 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 Pied Puffbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pied Puffbird sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 266 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Puffbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pied Puffbird in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.