Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus tectus (Pied Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Pied Puffbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 230 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pied Puffbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.