Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusBucco
- SpeciesBucco macrodactylus (Chestnut-capped Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Western Puffbird
Nystalus obamai
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Gilded Barbet
Capito auratus
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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Puffbird in Madidi National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-capped Puffbird sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-capped Puffbird in Madidi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-capped Puffbird in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.