White-chested Puffbird
Malacoptila fusca
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyBucconidae (Puffbirds)
- GenusMalacoptila (Streaked Puffbirds)
- SpeciesMalacoptila fusca (White-chested Puffbird)
About the White-chested Puffbird
The white-chested puffbird (Malacoptila fusca) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is one of seven species in the genus Malacoptila. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The white-chested puffbird was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other puffbirds in the genus Bucco and coined the binomial name Bucco fuscus. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "brown" or "dusky". Gmelin based his description on the "white-breasted barbet" that had been described in 1782 by the English ornithologist John Latham from a specimen that had been collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The white-chested puffbird is now one of seven species placed in the genus Malacoptila that was introduced by George Gray in 1841.
The white-chested puffbird and the semicollared puffbird (Malacoptila semicincta) were considered to be conspecific by James Peters in 1958 but they are now treated as a superspecies. The white-chested puffbird is generally... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of White-chested Puffbird in Yasuní National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
White-fronted Nunbird
Monasa morphoeus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Rufous-capped Nunlet
Nonnula ruficapilla
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
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting 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 Yasuní National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-chested Puffbird sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-chested Puffbird in Yasuní National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-chested Puffbird in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.