Genus

Typical Nunbirds

Monasa

4 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Monasa nigrifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Monasa morphoeus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Monasa flavirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monasa atra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Nunbirds

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	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			Insufficient data
2	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
3	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~50%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~50%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	Black Nunbird			~10%
5	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~40%
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			~10%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~40%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
9	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
10	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
11	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~30%
12	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~30%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~20%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			<5%
13	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Black-fronted Nunbird			~10%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	White-fronted Nunbird			~10%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
16	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
17	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
18	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
19	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			<5%
20	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Black Nunbird			Insufficient data
21	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Black Nunbird			Insufficient data
22	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data
24	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Yellow-billed Nunbird			Insufficient data
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	White-fronted Nunbird			Insufficient data

Typical Nunbirds

Species in this group

Black-fronted Nunbird

White-fronted Nunbird

Yellow-billed Nunbird

Black Nunbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Nunbirds

Parks Ranked