Bucconidae (Puffbirds)

Family

Puffbirds

Bucconidae

35 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)

Species in this group

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

Black-fronted Nunbird

Monasa nigrifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

White-whiskered Puffbird

Malacoptila panamensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Swallow-wing Puffbird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Black-breasted Puffbird

Notharchus pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pied Puffbird

Notharchus tectus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Striolated Puffbird

Nystalus striolatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gray-cheeked Nunlet

Nonnula frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chestnut-crested Puffbird

Malacoptila striata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Collared Puffbird

Bucco capensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Spot-backed Puffbird

Nystalus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

White-fronted Nunbird

Monasa morphoeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Western Puffbird

Nystalus obamai

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Spotted Puffbird

Bucco tamatia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sooty-capped Puffbird

Bucco noanamae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Barred Puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Yellow-billed Nunbird

Monasa flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black-streaked Puffbird

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-chested Puffbird

Malacoptila fusca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Russet-throated Puffbird

Hypnelus ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Two-banded Puffbird

Hypnelus bicinctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Guianan Puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Buff-bellied Puffbird

Notharchus swainsoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black Nunbird

Monasa atra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lanceolated Monklet

Micromonacha lanceolata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Moustached Puffbird

Malacoptila mystacalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brown-banded Puffbird

Notharchus ordii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rufous-capped Nunlet

Nonnula ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Bucco macrodactylus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Semicollared Puffbird

Malacoptila semicincta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rusty-breasted Nunlet

Nonnula rubecula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Brown Nunlet

Nonnula brunnea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

White-faced Nunbird

Hapaloptila castanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fulvous-chinned Nunlet

Nonnula sclateri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

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