Collared Puffbird
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Collared Puffbird

Bucco capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
34 Verified records at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Puffbird sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Chestnut-capped Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucco macrodactylus

Insufficient data
Swallow-wing Puffbird
LC

Swallow-wing Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chelidoptera tenebrosa

20–30% · With luck
Black-fronted Nunbird
LC

Black-fronted Nunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monasa nigrifrons

10–20% · With luck
White-fronted Nunbird
LC

White-fronted Nunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monasa morphoeus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Nunbird
LC

Yellow-billed Nunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monasa flavirostris

10–20% · With luck
Brown Nunlet
LC Endemic

Brown Nunlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nonnula brunnea

<5% · Rare
White-necked Puffbird
LC

White-necked Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

<5% · Rare
Lanceolated Monklet
LC

Lanceolated Monklet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micromonacha lanceolata

<5% · Rare
White-chested Puffbird
LC

White-chested Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacoptila fusca

<5% · Rare
Pied Puffbird
LC

Pied Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notharchus tectus

<5% · Rare
Black-streaked Puffbird
LC Endemic

Black-streaked Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacoptila fulvogularis

Insufficient data
White-throated Toucan
LC

White-throated Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos tucanus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Puffbird sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Collared Puffbird in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Collared Puffbird in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.

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