White-necked puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus (P. L. Sclater, 1856)
The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) 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.
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Quick facts about the white-necked 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 white-necked puffbird live?
Not recorded
What is the white-necked puffbird?
The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Is the white-necked puffbird endangered?
The white-necked 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 white-necked puffbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyBucconidae
- genusNotharchus
- SpeciesNotharchus hyperrhynchus (P. L. Sclater, 1856)
Synonyms Bucco hyperrhynchus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- barbacoll becgrós occidentalCatalan
- lenivka bělokrkáCzech
- Hvidnakket DovenfuglDanish
- Weißstirn-FaulvogelGerman
- Weißnacken-FaulvogelGerman
- blankakola bukonoEsperanto
- Buco CollarejoSpanish
- Buco Cuello BlancoSpanish
- Buco de collarSpanish
- Buco picogordo occidentalSpanish
- valko-otsalaiskuriFinnish
- Tamatia à front blancFrench
- bjelovrati hakuruCroatian
- Piumino collobiancoItalian
- シロエリオオガシラJapanese
- WitnekbaardvogelDutch
- WitnekbaardkoekoekDutch
- hvitpannedovenfuglNorwegian
- drzym białoszyiPolish
- barbudo-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
- macuru-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
- Белошейная нотархаRussian
- Белошейная пуховкаRussian
- lenivka bielokrkáSlovak
- vithalsad trögfågelSwedish
- Beyaz Alınlı PufkuşuTurkish
- лінивка-строкатка білошияUkrainian
- 白頸噴鴷Chinese
- 白頸蓬頭鴷Chinese
- 白颈蓬头䴕Chinese
Relatives of the white-necked puffbird
Other species in the same genus Notharchus.
Guianan puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Black-breasted puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Brown-banded puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Pied puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Buff-bellied puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
CompareWhite-necked puffbird vs Guianan puffbirdWhite-necked puffbird vs Black-breasted puffbirdWhite-necked puffbird vs Brown-banded puffbirdWhite-necked puffbird vs Pied puffbird
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-necked puffbird?
An adult white-necked puffbird weighs 95.9 g – 125 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-necked puffbird endangered?
The white-necked 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 white-necked puffbird?
The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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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