Chestnut-capped Puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus)
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Chestnut-capped Puffbird

Bucco macrodactylus (Spix, 1824)

14–16 cmLength25 gWeight

The chestnut-capped puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

Busiest months: May, July and September–November · Most records: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador

Where and when it's recorded

Chestnut-capped Puffbird has been recorded at 64 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Amazonía LodgePeru166 records
  2. Manu BiolodgePeru157 records
  3. El Jaguar ProAves reserveColombia149 records
More places
  1. Rio Inírida – MatracaColombia117 records
  2. Los Amigos Biological StationPeru99 records
  3. Sacha LodgeEcuador95 records
  4. Sani LodgeEcuador76 records
  5. Jardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de HozPeru72 records
  6. San José del Guaviare – Buena VistaColombia69 records
  7. Tambopata Research CenterPeru67 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruColombiaEcuadorBrazilBoliviaVenezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The chestnut-capped puffbird (Bucco macrodactylus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Questions

How big is the Chestnut-capped Puffbird?

The Chestnut-capped Puffbird is about 14–16 cm long and weighs around 25 g.

Where does the Chestnut-capped Puffbird live?

Its breeding range: South America: western, central Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Chestnut-capped Puffbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May, July, September, October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

What does the Chestnut-capped Puffbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Chestnut-capped Puffbird in?

It belongs to the family Puffbirds (Bucconidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Length
14–16 cm
Weight
25 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
65 mm
Tail
56 mm
Bill
26 mm
Tarsus
12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: western, central Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Puffbirds Bucconidae
Genus
Bucco

Other birds in the genus Bucco

Spotted PuffbirdSpotted PuffbirdBucco tamatiaSooty-capped PuffbirdSooty-capped PuffbirdBucco noanamaeCollared PuffbirdCollared PuffbirdBucco capensisWhite-necked PuffbirdWhite-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchusGuianan PuffbirdGuianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchosBuff-bellied PuffbirdBuff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoniBlack-breasted PuffbirdBlack-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralisBrown-banded PuffbirdBrown-banded PuffbirdNotharchus ordiiPied PuffbirdPied PuffbirdNotharchus tectusBarred PuffbirdBarred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird

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