This large-headed puffbird occurs in Colombia and Venezuela. A white eye mask extends onto the neck, and two dark bands cross the chest.
The brown back has pale spots. A white eye mask forms a half-collar above buff underparts and two dark chest bands.
It uses wooded scrub and forest edges and may sally after insects. Beetles are listed as probable prey; fruit and berries are also mentioned.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.