White-eared Puffbird

Nystalus chacuru

Least Concern

The White-eared Puffbird is a sit-and-wait puffbird of cerrado, chaco, and dry woodland of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It watches from exposed or shaded perches, then darts out for insects, spiders, and small vertebrates, nesting in burrows or cavities depending on the species. It is currently assessed as Least Concern, though intact forest, woodland, and nesting sites remain important locally.

Family

Bucconidae

Group

Puffbirds

Range

White-eared Puffbird Range — Cerrado, chaco, and dry woodland of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina

Population

≈ Unknown

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