Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMalacoptila (Streaked Puffbirds)
- SpeciesMalacoptila semicincta (Semicollared Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Western Puffbird
Nystalus obamai
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
📅 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Semicollared Puffbird in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Semicollared Puffbird sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Semicollared Puffbird in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Semicollared Puffbird in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.