Malacoptila fulvogularis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The black-streaked puffbird (Malacoptila fulvogularis) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) treats the black-streaked puffbird as monotypic.
The black-streaked puffbird is 19 to 22 cm (7.5 to 8.7 in) long and weighs about 65 g (2.3 oz). Its head is blackish with thin white streaks and a white spot in front of the eye. Its upperparts are dark brown with thin white streaks on the shoulder becoming buffy triangles on the back. The wings are brown with buffy scallops on the coverts and the tail is solid brown. The throat and upper breast are ochraceous; the lower breast, upper belly, and flanks are striped black and white; and the center of the belly is unmarked dingy whitish. The bill is black, the eye carmine with a white ring around it, and the feet dark. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-streaked Puffbird sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-streaked Puffbird in Amboró National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-streaked Puffbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-streaked Puffbird sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Black-streaked Puffbird that you can see in Amboró National Park (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Chestnut-eared Aracari (about 30%), Red-necked Woodpecker (about 30%) and Channel-billed Toucan (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-streaked Puffbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (31 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
