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Guianan puffbird

Notharchus macrorhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 95.9 g to 125 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the guianan puffbird

Weight
95.9 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 guianan puffbird live?

Not recorded

What is the guianan puffbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the white-necked puffbird and the buff-bellied puffbird with the English name "white-necked puffbird".

From the Wikipedia article “Guianan puffbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guianan_puffbird&oldid=1380766706), 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 guianan puffbird endangered?

The guianan 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 guianan puffbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyBucconidae
  6. genusNotharchus
  7. SpeciesNotharchus macrorhynchos (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

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

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • White-necked puffbirdEnglish
  • White-necked puffbirdEnglish
  • barbacoll becgrós orientalCatalan
  • lenivka bělokrkáCzech
  • aderyn gwrychog gyddfwynWelsh
  • Hvidhalset DovenfuglDanish
  • GuyanasfaulvogelGerman
  • Großer FleckenfaulvogelGerman
  • Weißhals-FaulvogelGerman
  • gujana bukonoEsperanto
  • Buco de collarSpanish
  • Buco picogordo orientalSpanish
  • pugal-puhvlindEstonian
  • isovyölaiskuriFinnish
  • Tamatia à gros becFrench
  • bjelolici hakuruCroatian
  • fehértorkú bukkóHungarian
  • Bucco beccogrossoItalian
  • Piumino della GuyanaItalian
  • ギアナオオガシラJapanese
  • シロエリオオガシラJapanese
  • shiroerioogashiraJapanese
  • baltakaklis notarchasLithuanian
  • HvitpannedovenfuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • GuyanabaardkoekoekDutch
  • guyanadovenfuglNorwegian
  • drzym wielkodziobyPolish
  • barbudo-guianensePortuguese
  • macuru-de-pescoço-brancoPortuguese
  • Белошейная нотаркаRussian
  • Белошейная нотархаRussian
  • Большеклювая нотархаRussian
  • Большеклювая пуховкаRussian
  • lenivka guyanskáSlovak
  • guyanatrögfågelSwedish
  • Vithalsad trögfågelSwedish
  • Guyana PufkuşuTurkish
  • лінивка-строкатка великодзьобаUkrainian
  • 白颈蓬头鴷Chinese
  • 圭亚那蓬头䴕Chinese
  • 圭亞那白頸噴鴷Chinese

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Relatives of the guianan puffbird

Other species in the same genus Notharchus.

CompareGuianan puffbird vs Black-breasted puffbirdGuianan puffbird vs Brown-banded puffbirdGuianan puffbird vs Pied puffbirdGuianan puffbird vs Buff-bellied puffbird

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the guianan puffbird?

An adult guianan puffbird weighs 95.9 g – 125 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the guianan puffbird endangered?

The guianan 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 guianan puffbird?

The guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{guianan_puffbird_2026,
  title = {Guianan puffbird (Notharchus macrorhynchos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guianan-puffbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}