Pied puffbird
Notharchus tectus (Boddaert, 1783)
The pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.3 g to 27.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pied puffbird
- Weight
- 26.3 g – 27.5 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
- 2src 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 pied puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the pied puffbird?
The pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is the pied puffbird endangered?
The pied 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 pied puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusNotharchus
- SpeciesNotharchus tectus (Boddaert, 1783)
Synonyms Bucco tectus, Notharcus tectus
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Greater pied puffbirdEnglish
- Greater pied puffbirdEnglish
- barbacoll de cap pigatCatalan
- lenivka strakatáCzech
- aderyn gwrychog brithWelsh
- Broget DovenfuglDanish
- ElsterfaulvogelGerman
- Bänder-FaulvogelGerman
- Süd-ElsterfaulvogelGerman
- nigrablanka bukonoEsperanto
- Buco píoSpanish
- Bobo CoronadoSpanish
- Buco PintoSpanish
- Buco pío mayorSpanish
- manisk-puhvlindEstonian
- sepellaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia pieFrench
- Tamatia à plastron noirFrench
- pjegavokapi hakuruCroatian
- Piumino bianconeroItalian
- シロクロオオガシラJapanese
- keršasis notarchasLithuanian
- Bonte BaardkoekoekDutch
- perledovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym maskowyPolish
- Macuru-mirimPortuguese
- barbudo-de-sobrancelhaPortuguese
- macuru-pintadoPortuguese
- Пегая пуховкаRussian
- Сорочья нотархаRussian
- lenivka čierno-bielaSlovak
- Crno-beli pufSerbian
- svartvit trögfågelSwedish
- Alaca PufkuşuTurkish
- лінивка-строкатка масковаUkrainian
- 雜斑噴鴷Chinese
- 丽色蓬头䴕Chinese
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Relatives of the pied puffbird
Other species in the same genus Notharchus.
Guianan puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Black-breasted puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Brown-banded puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Buff-bellied puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
White-necked puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied puffbird?
An adult pied puffbird weighs 26.3 g – 27.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied puffbird endangered?
The pied 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 pied puffbird?
The pied puffbird (Notharchus tectus) 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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