---
title: "Chora-chuva-preto"
description: "Monasa nigrifrons — Aves. The black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-fronted-nunbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chora-chuva-preto

> Monasa nigrifrons — Aves. The black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds.

- Scientific name: *Monasa nigrifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 3193
- Wikidata: [Q955203](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955203)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1559](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1559)

## Names

- en: Black-fronted Nunbird
- de: Schwarzstirntrappist
- es: Monja Unicolor
- fr: Barbacou unicolore
- nl: Zwartvoorhoofdtrappist
- pt: Chora-chuva-preto
- pl: Drzym czarnoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1373), PE (862), EC (308), BO (264), CO (217)

## Summary

The black-fronted nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-fronted_nunbird

## Photo

![Chora-chuva-preto](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-fronted-nunbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58444651

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-fronted-nunbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).