Species profile
Buff-bellied Puffbird
Notharchus swainsoni
Quick answer
SE Brazil to e Paraguay and ne Argentina
- Scientific name
- Notharchus swainsoni
- Family
- Bucconidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Genus
- Notharchus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Buff-bellied Puffbird in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Bucconidae
- Barred Puffbird (Nystalus radiatus)
- Black Nunbird (Monasa atra)
- Black-breasted Puffbird (Notharchus pectoralis)
- Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
- Black-streaked Puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis)
- Brown Nunlet (Nonnula brunnea)
- Brown-banded Puffbird (Notharchus ordii)
- Bucco armillaris (Bucco armillaris)