Spot-backed Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNystalus
- SpeciesNystalus maculatus (Spot-backed Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
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 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-backed Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Spot-backed Puffbird sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spot-backed Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spot-backed Puffbird in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.