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)
The pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Puffbird sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Puffbird sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pied Puffbird in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pied Puffbird in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.