This puffbird has a large-looking head, a plump body, and a short tail. In Bolivia’s Río Paracti valley, one male was recorded in understory forest near a river.
It has a plump body, large-looking head, and short tail.
The species account places it in the understory of humid to semihumid lower Yungas and foothill forest. It says edges and partly open forest may be preferred. A 2007 survey netted one male in understory forest along a road about 500 m from the river.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.