Genus

Black-and-white Puffbirds

Notharchus

6 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)

Species in this group

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

Notharchus pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Notharchus tectus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Notharchus macrorhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Notharchus swainsoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Notharchus ordii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Black-and-white 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	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~50%
	Pied Puffbird			~30%
	White-necked Puffbird			~20%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			<5%
2	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~30%
	Pied Puffbird			~20%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~40%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~30%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
4	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Pied Puffbird			~30%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			~20%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~20%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
9	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	White-necked Puffbird			~20%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
10	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
12	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	~10%
	Guianan Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
14	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3	~10%
	Guianan Puffbird			~10%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
18	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
19	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			~10%
20	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
21	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Pied Puffbird			~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
22	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
23	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
24	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
27	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
	Brown-banded Puffbird			Insufficient data
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	White-necked Puffbird			~10%
31	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
32	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
33	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Buff-bellied Puffbird			<5%
34	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
36	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
37	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
38	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
39	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
40	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
42	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
43	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
45	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
46	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
47	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
48	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
49	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
50	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			<5%
51	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
52	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
53	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	White-necked Puffbird			Insufficient data
54	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Pied Puffbird			Insufficient data
55	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Black-breasted Puffbird			Insufficient data