Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia Gmelin, JF, 1788
18 cmLength36 gWeight
The spotted puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a species of puffbird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.
Most records: Brazil, Guyana, Colombia
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Brazil, Guyana, Colombia
Spotted Puffbird has been recorded at 63 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Jardim da AmazôniaBrazil103 records
- Peperpot Nature ParkSuriname87 records
- ExplorNapo LodgePeru69 records
More places
- Senda BocatomaColombia65 records
- Shiripuno LodgeEcuador62 records
- RPPN Canguçu e entornoBrazil57 records
- Rio Azul Jungle LodgeBrazil57 records
- Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil55 records
- Comunidad SabanitasColombia53 records
- Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy WalkwayGuyana49 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 spotted puffbird (Bucco tamatia) is a species of puffbird 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 Spotted Puffbird?
The Spotted Puffbird is about 18 cm long and weighs around 36 g.
Where does the Spotted Puffbird live?
Its breeding range: South America: Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Guyana and Colombia.
What does the Spotted Puffbird eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Spotted Puffbird in?
It belongs to the family Puffbirds (Bucconidae), order Piciformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 18 cm
- Weight
- 36 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 80 mm
- Tail
- 61 mm
- Bill
- 30 mm
- Tarsus
- 16 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: Amazonia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Puffbirds Bucconidae
- Genus
- Bucco
Other birds in the genus Bucco
Chestnut-capped PuffbirdBucco macrodactylus
Sooty-capped PuffbirdBucco noanamae
Collared PuffbirdBucco capensis
White-necked PuffbirdNotharchus hyperrhynchus
Guianan PuffbirdNotharchus macrorhynchos
Buff-bellied PuffbirdNotharchus swainsoni
Black-breasted PuffbirdNotharchus pectoralis
Brown-banded PuffbirdNotharchus ordii
Pied PuffbirdNotharchus tectus
Barred PuffbirdNystalus radiatus
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