Collared Puffbird
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Collared Puffbird

Bucco capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
45 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Puffbird sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

White-chested Puffbird
LC

White-chested Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacoptila fusca

Insufficient data
Guianan Puffbird
LC

Guianan Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus macrorhynchos

5–10% · With luck
Pied Puffbird
LC

Pied Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus tectus

<5% · Rare
Swallow-wing Puffbird
LC

Swallow-wing Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

Insufficient data
Black Nunbird
LC

Black Nunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monasa atra

Insufficient data
Golden-olive Woodpecker
LC

Golden-olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes rubiginosus

40–50% · Likely
Guianan Toucanet
LC

Guianan Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selenidera piperivora

30–40% · Possible
Red-necked Woodpecker
LC

Red-necked Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus rubricollis

20–30% · Possible
Waved Woodpecker
LC

Waved Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Celeus undatus

20–30% · Possible
White-throated Toucan
LC

White-throated Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos tucanus

20–30% · Possible
Channel-billed Toucan
LC

Channel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos vitellinus

20–30% · Possible
Golden-collared Woodpecker
LC

Golden-collared Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis cassini

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
6 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Puffbird in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Puffbird sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Puffbird in Brownsberg Nature Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Collared Puffbird in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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