White-necked Puffbird

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Range & Recent Observations

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About the White-necked Puffbird

The white-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Family: Puffbirds
Order: Piciformes

Similar species

Other members of the puffbirds family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

White-whiskered Puffbird Malacoptila panamensis

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