White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNotharchus (Black-and-white Puffbirds)
- SpeciesNotharchus hyperrhynchus (White-necked Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
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 White-necked Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a White-necked Puffbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 321 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-necked Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for White-necked Puffbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.