Barred puffbird
Nystalus radiatus (P. L. Sclater, 1854)
The barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 61 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the barred puffbird
- Weight
- 61 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the barred puffbird
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Where does the barred puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the barred puffbird?
The barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the barred puffbird endangered?
The barred puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the barred puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusNystalus
- SpeciesNystalus radiatus (P. L. Sclater, 1854)
Synonyms Bucco radiatus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- barbacoll barratCatalan
- lenivka tygrovanáCzech
- aderyn gwrychog cefnrhesogWelsh
- Vatret DovenfuglDanish
- TigerfaulvogelGerman
- Grünschnabel-FaulvogelGerman
- tigrostria bukonoEsperanto
- Bobo barradoSpanish
- Buco barradoSpanish
- vööt-puhvlindEstonian
- raitalaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia barréFrench
- prugasti hakuruCroatian
- Piumino barratoItalian
- ヨコジマオオガシラJapanese
- raibasis nistalasLithuanian
- Gebandeerde BaardkoekoekDutch
- skjelldovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym prążkowanyPolish
- barbudo-barradoPortuguese
- rapazinho-listradoPortuguese
- Рябая пуховкаRussian
- Зеленоклювая нисталусRussian
- lenivka jarabáSlovak
- vattrad trögfågelSwedish
- Yazılı PufkuşuTurkish
- лінивка-смугохвіст панамськаUkrainian
- 横斑蓬头䴕Chinese
- 橫斑棕噴鴷Chinese
Relatives of the barred puffbird
Other species in the same genus Nystalus.
White-eared puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
Spot-backed puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
Eastern striolated puffbird
Nystalus striolatus
Obama puffbird
Nystalus obamai
Chaco puffbird
Nystalus striatipectus
CompareBarred puffbird vs White-eared puffbirdBarred puffbird vs Spot-backed puffbirdBarred puffbird vs Eastern striolated puffbirdBarred puffbird vs Obama puffbird
Common questions
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How big is the barred puffbird?
An adult barred puffbird weighs 61 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the barred puffbird endangered?
The barred puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the barred puffbird?
The barred puffbird (Nystalus radiatus) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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