Family

Puffbirds

Bucconidae

35 species in our catalog · found in 67 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Monasa nigrifrons

50–60% · Likely

Nystalus chacuru

40–50% · Likely

Malacoptila panamensis

40–50% · Likely

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

30–40% · Possible

LC Endemic

Notharchus pectoralis

30–40% · Possible

Notharchus tectus

30–40% · Possible

Nystalus striolatus

Insufficient data

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Nonnula frontalis

Malacoptila striata

Bucco capensis

Nystalus maculatus

Monasa morphoeus

Nystalus obamai

Bucco tamatia

Bucco noanamae

Nystalus radiatus

Monasa flavirostris

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Malacoptila fusca

Hypnelus ruficollis

Hypnelus bicinctus

Notharchus macrorhynchos

0–10% · With luck

Notharchus swainsoni

0–10% · With luck

Monasa atra

0–10% · With luck

Micromonacha lanceolata

0–10% · Rare

LC Endemic

Malacoptila mystacalis

Notharchus ordii

Nonnula ruficapilla

Bucco macrodactylus

Malacoptila semicincta

Nonnula rubecula

Nonnula brunnea

Hapaloptila castanea

Nonnula sclateri

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

10–20

Sep

20–30

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Puffbirds

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5	80–90%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			50–60%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			30–40%
	White-eared Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Striolated Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Spotted Puffbird			Insufficient data
2	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	11	70–80%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			30–40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			30–40%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	White-chested Puffbird			0–10%
	Black Nunbird			0–10%
	Pied Puffbird			0–10%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			Insufficient data
	Spotted Puffbird			Insufficient data
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	14	70–80%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			40–50%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	Western Puffbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Semicollared Puffbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	+2 more at the park page…
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	9	60–70%
	Pied Puffbird			20–30%
	White-necked Puffbird			20–30%
	Gray-cheeked Nunlet			20–30%
	Barred Puffbird			10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			0–10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			0–10%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			<5%
	Russet-throated Puffbird			<5%
	Sooty-capped Puffbird			Insufficient data
5	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	13	60–70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			50–60%
	Spotted Puffbird			10–20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			Insufficient data
	Collared Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-chested Puffbird			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
6	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	60–70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			40–50%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			20–30%
	White-eared Puffbird			10–20%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			0–10%
	Spotted Puffbird			Insufficient data
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	12	60–70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	Pied Puffbird			0–10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown Nunlet			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-chested Puffbird			<5%
	Spotted Puffbird			Insufficient data
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	13	60–70%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			20–30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	Pied Puffbird			0–10%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			Insufficient data
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	Brown Nunlet			<5%
	White-chested Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	+1 more at the park page…
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5	50–60%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			30–40%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			20–30%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	Pied Puffbird			0–10%
	Barred Puffbird			Insufficient data
10	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	4	50–60%
	Pied Puffbird			30–40%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			10–20%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			10–20%
	Barred Puffbird			10–20%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	12	50–60%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			20–30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			10–20%
	Brown Nunlet			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-chested Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Black-streaked Puffbird			Insufficient data
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	11	50–60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			20–30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			0–10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Western Puffbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Black-streaked Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	Semicollared Puffbird			<5%
13	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	50–60%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			30–40%
	Pied Puffbird			10–20%
	Sooty-capped Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-whiskered Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10	50–60%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Western Puffbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			10–20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
	White-eared Puffbird			0–10%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			Insufficient data
	Brown-banded Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Semicollared Puffbird			Insufficient data
15	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	40–50%
	White-eared Puffbird			40–50%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			Insufficient data
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			40–50%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
17	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	13	30–40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			0–10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
	Western Puffbird			<5%
	Rufous-capped Nunlet			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Chestnut-capped Puffbird			<5%
	Collared Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Black-streaked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-faced Nunbird			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
18	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	6	30–40%
	Collared Puffbird			10–20%
	White-chested Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Guianan Puffbird			0–10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Black Nunbird			Insufficient data
19	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	6	30–40%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			10–20%
	Black-streaked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Black-fronted Nunbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-eared Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Western Puffbird			Insufficient data
20	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	White-eared Puffbird			20–30%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%
21	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	20–30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			20–30%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Spot-backed Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-eared Puffbird			Insufficient data
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	Russet-throated Puffbird			10–20%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
23	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	20–30%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			10–20%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			0–10%
	White-eared Puffbird			Insufficient data
24	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5	20–30%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			10–20%
	Guianan Puffbird			0–10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Black Nunbird			Insufficient data
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
25	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	20–30%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	6	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			10–20%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	Barred Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			10–20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
30	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
31	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			10–20%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
34	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
35	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3	10–20%
	Two-banded Puffbird			0–10%
	Moustached Puffbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
36	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	10–20%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Black-streaked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			Insufficient data
	Two-banded Puffbird			Insufficient data
37	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	White-eared Puffbird			0–10%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
38	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	White-necked Puffbird			10–20%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
40	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	0–10%
	Lanceolated Monklet			0–10%
	Black-streaked Puffbird			<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
	White-faced Nunbird			Insufficient data
41	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	0–10%
	Spot-backed Puffbird			0–10%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
	Swallow-wing Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			Insufficient data
42	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	0–10%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
	Rusty-breasted Nunlet			<5%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
43	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6	0–10%
	Moustached Puffbird			0–10%
	Barred Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-faced Nunbird			<5%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			Insufficient data
44	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			Insufficient data
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	0–10%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Lanceolated Monklet			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
46	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Pied Puffbird			0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
47	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
48	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
49	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
50	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
51	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	0–10%
	White-necked Puffbird			0–10%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			Insufficient data
52	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	White-eared Puffbird			<5%
53	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Chestnut-crested Puffbird			<5%
54	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
56	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
57	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
58	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
59	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
60	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			Insufficient data
61	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
62	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
63	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
64	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Moustached Puffbird			<5%
65	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	White-whiskered Puffbird			Insufficient data
66	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
67	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Barred Puffbird			Insufficient data

Puffbirds

Species in this group

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-eared Puffbird

White-whiskered Puffbird

Swallow-wing Puffbird

Black-breasted Puffbird

Pied Puffbird

Striolated Puffbird

White-necked Puffbird

Gray-cheeked Nunlet

Chestnut-crested Puffbird

Collared Puffbird

Spot-backed Puffbird

White-fronted Nunbird

Western Puffbird

Spotted Puffbird

Sooty-capped Puffbird

Barred Puffbird

Yellow-billed Nunbird

Black-streaked Puffbird

White-chested Puffbird

Russet-throated Puffbird

Two-banded Puffbird

Guianan Puffbird

Buff-bellied Puffbird

Black Nunbird

Lanceolated Monklet

Moustached Puffbird

Brown-banded Puffbird

Rufous-capped Nunlet

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Semicollared Puffbird

Rusty-breasted Nunlet

Brown Nunlet

White-faced Nunbird

Fulvous-chinned Nunlet

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Puffbirds

Parks Ranked