Malacoptila striata
Silhouette: Matt Wilkins (Photo by Len Blumin) · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The crescent-chested puffbird (Malacoptila striata) is a species of near-passerine bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is endemic to Brazil. The crescent-chested puffbird was for a time called Malacoptila torquata but since the mid-1900s it has borne its current binomial. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treat those entities as separate species, the greater and lesser crescent-chested puffbirds respectively.
The crescent-chested puffbird is 17.5 to 20 cm (6.9 to 7.9 in) long. The nominate's head and upperparts are blackish with buffy streaks. The face is rufous around the bill and has a buffy or white "moustache". The wing is brown with buffy markings; the tail is plain dark brown. The upper breast has a white crescent with... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crested Puffbird sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crested Puffbird in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 280 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crested 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chestnut-crested Puffbird sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Tijuca National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crested Puffbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (7 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.
