Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusBucco
- SpeciesBucco capensis (Collared Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Collared Puffbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Collared Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Collared Puffbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.