Collared Puffbird

Bucco capensis Linnaeus, 1766

19 cmLength54 gWeight

The collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

Collared Puffbird has been recorded at 68 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Sacha LodgeEcuador94 records
Sani LodgeEcuador86 records
Napo Wildlife CenterEcuador58 records

More places

Rio Inírida – MatracaColombia55 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil51 records
ExplorNapo LodgePeru45 records
Los Amigos Biological StationPeru45 records
Comunidad SabanitasColombia44 records
Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia41 records
Muyuna Amazon LodgePeru38 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Peru Ecuador Colombia Brazil Suriname Guyana Venezuela French Guiana

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 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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Questions

How big is the Collared Puffbird?

The Collared Puffbird is about 19 cm long and weighs around 54 g.

Where does the Collared Puffbird live?

Its breeding range: South America: southeastern Colombia to eastern Peru, southern, eastern Venezuela, the Guianas, Amazonian Brazil and northwestern Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.