Black-breasted puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis (G. R. Gray, 1846)
The black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 64 g to 69.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the black-breasted puffbird
- Weight
- 64 g – 69.1 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
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the black-breasted puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the black-breasted puffbird?
The black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
From the Wikipedia article “Black-breasted puffbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-breasted_puffbird&oldid=1314297366), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the black-breasted puffbird endangered?
The black-breasted 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. What the categories mean.
How is the black-breasted puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusNotharchus
- SpeciesNotharchus pectoralis (G. R. Gray, 1846)
Synonyms Bucco pectoralis, Notharcus pectoralis
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- barbacoll pitnegreCatalan
- lenivka černoprsáCzech
- aderyn gwrychog brondduWelsh
- Sortbrystet DovenfuglDanish
- GürtelfaulvogelGerman
- Schwarzbrust-FaulvogelGerman
- nigrabrusta bukonoEsperanto
- Buco pechinegroSpanish
- mustarintalaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia à plastronFrench
- crnoprsi hakuruCroatian
- Piumino pettoneroItalian
- ムナグロオオガシラJapanese
- juodakrūtis notarchasLithuanian
- ZwartborstbaardkoekoekDutch
- svartbrystdovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym białobrodyPolish
- macuru-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
- barbudo-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
- Черногрудая нотархаRussian
- Черногрудая пуховкаRussian
- lenivka bielobradáSlovak
- Crnogrudi pufSerbian
- svartbröstad trögfågelSwedish
- Kara Karınlı PufkuşuTurkish
- лінивка-строкатка чорноволаUkrainian
- 黑胸噴鴷Chinese
- 黑胸蓬头䴕Chinese
Relatives of the black-breasted puffbird
Other species in the same genus Notharchus.
Guianan puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Brown-banded puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Pied puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Buff-bellied puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
White-necked puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
CompareBlack-breasted puffbird vs Guianan puffbirdBlack-breasted puffbird vs Brown-banded puffbirdBlack-breasted puffbird vs Pied puffbirdBlack-breasted puffbird vs Buff-bellied puffbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the black-breasted puffbird?
An adult black-breasted puffbird weighs 64 g – 69.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the black-breasted puffbird endangered?
The black-breasted 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 black-breasted puffbird?
The black-breasted puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis) 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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