White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusNystalus
- SpeciesNystalus chacuru (White-eared Puffbird)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Western Puffbird
Nystalus obamai
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Chestnut-capped Puffbird
Bucco macrodactylus
Semicollared Puffbird
Malacoptila semicincta
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
Yellow-billed Nunbird
Monasa flavirostris
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Brown-banded Puffbird
Notharchus ordii
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a White-eared Puffbird sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-eared Puffbird in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-eared Puffbird in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.