Nothura maculosa
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The spotted nothura (Nothura maculosa) is a species of tinamou. This bird is native to grassy habitats in eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and eastern and northern Argentina. The spotted nothura is approximately 24 to 25.5 cm (9.4–10.0 in) in length. The upper parts are brown with streaked buff. The under parts are buff streaked with black and brown on the breast, with barring to the flanks. Its crown is black streaked with buff and the throat is white. The overall hue in colour varies greatly over its range; in part caused by the differences in soil at the specific localities. It and the closely related Chaco nothura, N. chacoensis, are the only nothuras with barring to both webs of the primaries. The legs are dull yellowish-grey or brown.
The call of the spotted nothura is a series of brief high-pitched notes. The spotted nothura eats plants, typically seeds, and animal matter. In Argentina they seem to eat more of the animal matter then they do in other locations.
This species can reproduce rapidly, as the female is mature within 2 months and can have five to six broods per year. The male does... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba Zoo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Nothura sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 187 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Nothura in Emas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Emas National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 190 mm in January. April and December–February have too few records to rate.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Nothura sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Spotted Nothura sightings, Emas National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 40%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Nothura is recorded against all the birds logged in Emas National Park (20 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.
