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Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) is a member of the Bucconidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 62.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Bucconidae Puffbirds
- Genus Monasa
- Species flavirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 62.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Bucconidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, part of the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 62.8 g, with a wing length of about 10.8 cm and a tail of around 10.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 785,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Nunbird?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 62.8 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Nunbird live?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-billed Nunbird belong to?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird (Monasa flavirostris) belongs to the Bucconidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Nunbird eat?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Nunbird migrate?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Nunbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Nunbird make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Nunbird — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Nunbird's range?
The Yellow-billed Nunbird has a mapped global range of about 785,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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