Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris)
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Yellow-billed Nunbird

Monasa flavirostris Strickland, 1850

63 gWeight

The yellow-billed nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-billed Nunbird has been recorded at 39 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bosque BavariaColombia528 records
  2. Los Amigos Biological StationPeru288 records
  3. Rio Branco – Ramal do NocaBrazil239 records
More places
  1. Sani LodgeEcuador237 records
  2. Tambopata Research CenterPeru109 records
  3. Gareno LodgeEcuador90 records
  4. Shiripuno LodgeEcuador84 records
  5. Reserva Biológica LimoncochaEcuador83 records
  6. Reserva Ecologica GuadalupePeru77 records
  7. Sacha LodgeEcuador67 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruEcuadorColombiaBrazil

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 yellow-billed nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-billed Nunbird?

The Yellow-billed Nunbird weighs around 63 g.

Where does the Yellow-billed Nunbird live?

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

When is the best time to see the Yellow-billed Nunbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-billed Nunbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-billed Nunbird as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-billed Nunbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-billed Nunbird in?

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

At a glance

Weight
63 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
108 mm
Tail
106 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
17 mm

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

Range

South America: western Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Puffbirds Bucconidae
Genus
Monasa

Other birds in the genus Monasa

Black NunbirdBlack NunbirdMonasa atraBlack-fronted NunbirdBlack-fronted NunbirdMonasa nigrifronsWhite-fronted NunbirdWhite-fronted NunbirdMonasa morphoeusWhite-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 tectusChestnut-capped PuffbirdChestnut-capped PuffbirdBucco macrodactylus
Yellow-billed Nunbird

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