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Buff-bellied puffbird

Notharchus swainsoni (G. R. Gray, 1846)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 73.8 g to 125 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni)
Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the buff-bellied puffbird

Weight
73.8 g – 125 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

Where does the buff-bellied puffbird live?

Not recorded

What is the buff-bellied puffbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Buff-bellied puffbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buff-bellied_puffbird&oldid=1314492774), 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 buff-bellied puffbird endangered?

The buff-bellied puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 buff-bellied puffbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyBucconidae
  6. genusNotharchus
  7. SpeciesNotharchus swainsoni (G. R. Gray, 1846)

Synonyms Bucco macrorhynchos swainsoni, Bucco swainsoni, Notharchus macrorhynchos swainsoni, Notharcus swainsoni

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • barbacoll de SwainsonCatalan
  • lenivka plavobřicháCzech
  • lenivka SwainsonovaCzech
  • Brunbuget DovenfuglDanish
  • Fahlbauch-FaulvogelGerman
  • Swainson-FaulvogelGerman
  • okraventra bukonoEsperanto
  • Buco de SwainsonSpanish
  • Chacurú grandeSpanish
  • leetkõht-puhvlindEstonian
  • ruskovatsalaiskuriFinnish
  • Tamatia de SwainsonFrench
  • žućkastotrbi hakuruCroatian
  • Piumino panciacamoscioItalian
  • チャバラオオガシラJapanese
  • geltonpilvis notarchasLithuanian
  • Swainsons BaardkoekoekDutch
  • rustbukdovenfuglNorwegian
  • drzym płowobrzuchyPolish
  • macuru-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
  • barbudo-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
  • Кремовобрюхая нотархаRussian
  • Кремовобрюхая пуховкаRussian
  • lenivka okrovobrucháSlovak
  • rostbukig trögfågelSwedish
  • Swainson PufkuşuTurkish
  • лінивка-строкатка вохристочереваUkrainian
  • 淡黃腹噴鴷Chinese
  • 黄腹蓬头䴕Chinese

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Relatives of the buff-bellied puffbird

Other species in the same genus Notharchus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the buff-bellied puffbird?

An adult buff-bellied puffbird weighs 73.8 g – 125 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the buff-bellied puffbird endangered?

The buff-bellied 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 buff-bellied puffbird?

The buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-bellied-puffbird

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{buff_bellied_puffbird_2026,
  title = {Buff-bellied puffbird (Notharchus swainsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buff-bellied-puffbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}