White-eared Puffbird
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White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Serra da Canastra National Park
138 Verified records at Serra da Canastra National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Puffbird sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park

Chestnut-crested Puffbird
LC Endemic

Chestnut-crested Puffbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malacoptila striata

<5% · Rare
Toco Toucan
LC

Toco Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos toco

50–60% · Likely
Campo Flicker
LC

Campo Flicker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes campestris

50–60% · Likely
White-barred Piculet
LC

White-barred Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus cirratus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
LC

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Galbula ruficauda

10–20% · With luck
Red-breasted Toucan
LC

Red-breasted Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos dicolorus

10–20% · With luck
Little Woodpecker

Little Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis passerinus

10–20% · With luck
Green-barred Woodpecker
LC

Green-barred Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes melanochloros

10–20% · With luck
White Woodpecker
LC

White Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes candidus

5–10% · Rare
Checkered Woodpecker
LC

Checkered Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis mixtus

<5% · Rare
Blond-crested Woodpecker
LC

Blond-crested Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Celeus flavescens

<5% · Rare
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus lineatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
12 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
13 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-eared Puffbird in Serra da Canastra National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Puffbird sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-eared Puffbird in Serra da Canastra National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for White-eared Puffbird in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.

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