Bird group

Puffbirds

37 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Barred Puffbird
Nystalus radiatus
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The Barred Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of woodland, savanna, and forest edges of tropical South America. It watches from exposed or…

Black Nunbird
Monasa atra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Nunbird is a sit-and-wait nunbird of Guianan and northeastern Amazonian forests. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then…

Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The Black-breasted Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of humid forests from Panama to northwestern Colombia. It watches from exposed or…

Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-fronted Nunbird is a sit-and-wait nunbird of southern and western Amazonian forests. It watches from exposed or shaded perches,…

Black-streaked Puffbird
Malacoptila fulvogularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-streaked Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Andean foothill forests from Colombia to Bolivia. It watches from exposed or…

Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of northern Amazonian and Guianan forests. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then darts…

Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown-banded Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of southern Amazonian forests of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. It watches from exposed or…

Buff-bellied Puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Buff-bellied Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Atlantic Forest and nearby woodlands of southeastern Brazil. It watches from…

Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-capped Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of lowland forests of northern South America and the Amazon Basin. It watches from…

Chestnut-headed Nunlet
Nonnula amaurocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-headed Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of central Amazonian Brazil. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then darts out…

Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Collared Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Amazon Basin and Guianan forests. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then darts…

Crescent-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila striata
Least Concern≈ 72K-129K

The Crescent-chested Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. It watches from exposed or shaded…

Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
Nystalus striolatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Striolated-Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of eastern and southern Amazonian forests of Brazil and Bolivia. It watches from…

Fulvous-chinned Nunlet
Nonnula sclateri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fulvous-chinned Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of western Amazonian forests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. It watches from…

Gray-cheeked Nunlet
Nonnula frontalis
Least Concern≈ 20K-49,999

The Gray-cheeked Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of Amazonian and northern South American lowland forests. It watches from exposed or…

Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Guianan Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of the Guianas and northeastern Amazonian forests. It watches from exposed or shaded…

Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The Lanceolated Monklet is a sit-and-wait monklet of foothill forests from Costa Rica and Panama to northwestern South America. It watches…

Moustached Puffbird
Malacoptila mystacalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moustached Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of northern Andean forests of Colombia and Venezuela. It watches from exposed or shaded…

Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pied Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of tropical forests and wooded edges from Central America through northern South America. It…

Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-capped Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of southwestern Amazonian forests of Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. It watches from exposed…

Rufous-necked Puffbird
Malacoptila rufa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-necked Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then…

Russet-throated Puffbird
Hypnelus ruficollis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Russet-throated Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of dry scrub, savanna, and woodland of northern South America. It watches from…

Rusty-breasted Nunlet
Nonnula rubecula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty-breasted Nunlet is a sit-and-wait nunlet of Atlantic Forest and nearby eastern Brazilian woodland. It watches from exposed or…

Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Semicollared Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of southwestern Amazonian forests of Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. It watches from…

Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco noanamae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sooty-capped Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Choco lowlands of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It watches from…

Spot-backed Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spot-backed Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of dry woodland and caatinga of eastern and central Brazil. It watches from exposed or…

Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spotted Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of lowland forests of northern South America and the Amazon Basin. It watches from exposed…

Swallow-winged Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Swallow-winged Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of river edges, savannas, and open habitats across northern and central South…

Two-banded Puffbird
Hypnelus bicinctus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Two-banded Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of dry scrub, savanna, and woodland of northern South America. It watches from exposed…

Western Striolated-Puffbird
Nystalus obamai
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Striolated-Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of western Amazonian forests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. It watches…

White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-chested Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of Guianan forests and northeastern Amazonia. It watches from exposed or shaded…

White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-eared Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of cerrado, chaco, and dry woodland of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It…

White-faced Nunbird
Hapaloptila castanea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-faced Nunbird is a sit-and-wait nunbird of Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. It watches from exposed or shaded…

White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Least Concern≈ 5M-50M

The White-fronted Nunbird is a sit-and-wait nunbird of Amazonian and Guianan forests of tropical South America. It watches from exposed or…

White-necked Puffbird
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Least Concern≈ 500K-4,999,999

The White-necked Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of tropical forests and wooded edges from Central America through northern South…

White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Least Concern≈ 50K-499,999

The White-whiskered Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of humid forests and dense understory from Central America through tropical South…

Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-billed Nunbird is a sit-and-wait nunbird of western Amazonian forests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. It watches from…