White-fronted Nunbird

Monasa morphoeus (Hahn & Küster, 1823)

21–29 cmLength88 gWeight

The white-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

Most records: Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador

White-fronted Nunbird has been recorded at 121 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Arenal MisticoparkCosta Rica705 records
Los Amigos Biological StationPeru541 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica486 records

More places

Arenal – Peninsula roadCosta Rica416 records
Sani LodgeEcuador388 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil379 records
Sacha LodgeEcuador375 records
RN San Cipriano-EscalereteColombia372 records
Tirimbina Rainforest CenterCosta Rica365 records
Explorer's InnPeru306 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Peru Costa Rica Ecuador Brazil Colombia Panama Nicaragua Bolivia

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 white-fronted nunbird (Monasa morphoeus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Questions

How big is the White-fronted Nunbird?

The White-fronted Nunbird is about 21–29 cm long and weighs around 88 g.

Where does the White-fronted Nunbird live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: Honduras to Amazonia and southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Peru, Costa Rica and Ecuador.