White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNystalus
- SpeciesNystalus chacuru (White-eared Puffbird)
The white-eared puffbird (Nystalus chacuru) is a species of bird in the Bucconidae family, the puffbirds. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru, where it inhabits tropical and subtropical dry forests, subtropical and tropical moist forests, gallery forests, tropical savanna, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Puffbird sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Spot-backed Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
Lettered Aracari
Pteroglossus inscriptus
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-eared Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Puffbird sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-eared Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-eared Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.