Chestnut-headed Nunlet vs Black-breasted Puffbird

Nonnula amaurocephala compared with Notharchus pectoralis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Chestnut-headed Nunlet Black-breasted Puffbird
Scientific Name Nonnula amaurocephala Notharchus pectoralis
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Bucconidae Bucconidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 12.0 cm (4.7 in) 19.5 cm (7.7 in)
Weight 15.5 g (0.55 oz) 66.03333333333333 g (2.33 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Chestnut-headed Nunlet only

None

Black-breasted Puffbird only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Chestnut-headed Nunlet

Least Concern

Black-breasted Puffbird

About These Birds

Black-breasted Puffbird

The Black-breasted Puffbird is a stocky, large-headed bird of humid lowland forests in Panama and western Colombia, with bold black-and-white patterning and a broad black breast band. It sits motionless on exposed branches for long periods, watching for large insects, lizards, and small frogs to drop onto from above. It excavates nest burrows in the ground or in termite mounds.

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