White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMalacoptila (Streaked Puffbirds)
- SpeciesMalacoptila fusca (White-chested Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Brown Nunlet
Nonnula brunnea
Lanceolated Monklet
Micromonacha lanceolata
Spotted Puffbird
Bucco tamatia
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
📅 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 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-chested Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a White-chested Puffbird sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-chested Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-chested Puffbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.