Collared puffbird
Bucco capensis Linnaeus, 1766
The collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 54 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the collared puffbird
- Weight
- 54 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 collared puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the collared puffbird?
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.
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Is the collared puffbird endangered?
The collared 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 collared puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusBucco
- SpeciesBucco capensis Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms Bucco capensis capensis, Bucco capensis dugandi, Bucco collaris, Tamatia collaris
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- طائر النفخة المطوقArabic
- barbacoll de collarCatalan
- lenivka hnědohřbetáCzech
- aderyn gwrychog torchog y GorllewinWelsh
- HalsbåndsdovenfuglDanish
- Halsband-FaulvogelGerman
- koluma bukonoEsperanto
- Buco musiúSpanish
- võru-puhvlindEstonian
- ruskopäälaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia à collierFrench
- ogrličasti hakuruCroatian
- örvös bukkóHungarian
- Piumino dal collareItalian
- アカガオオオガシラJapanese
- tingiapaukštisLithuanian
- Gekraagde BaardkoekoekDutch
- rusthodedovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym obrożnyPolish
- Macuru-de-colarPortuguese
- barbudo-de-colarPortuguese
- rapazinho-de-colarPortuguese
- Ошейниковая пуховкаRussian
- lenivka obojkováSlovak
- halsbandströgfågelSwedish
- Boyunlu PufkuşuTurkish
- лінивка рудоголоваUkrainian
- 領噴鴷Chinese
- 领蓬头䴕Chinese
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Relatives of the collared puffbird
Other species in the same genus Bucco.
Chestnut-capped puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Spotted puffbird
Bucco tamatia
Sooty-capped puffbird
Bucco noanamae
CompareCollared puffbird vs Chestnut-capped puffbirdCollared puffbird vs Spotted puffbirdCollared puffbird vs Sooty-capped puffbirdCollared puffbird vs Bucco indicus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the collared puffbird?
An adult collared puffbird weighs 54 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the collared puffbird endangered?
The collared 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 collared puffbird?
The collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) 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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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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