White-eared Puffbird

White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
85 Verified records at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
October 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 →

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.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 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.

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