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Eastern striolated puffbird

Nystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856)

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The eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) is a species in the family Bucconidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 45 g to 47 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eastern striolated puffbird

Weight
45 g – 47 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the eastern striolated puffbird

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Eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)
Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the eastern striolated puffbird live?

Not recorded

What is the eastern striolated puffbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) is a species of bird in the family Bucconidae, the puffbirds, nunlets, and nunbirds. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Eastern striolated puffbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_striolated_puffbird&oldid=1371209825), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the eastern striolated puffbird endangered?

The eastern striolated puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the eastern striolated puffbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyBucconidae
  6. genusNystalus
  7. SpeciesNystalus striolatus (Pelzeln, 1856)

Synonyms Bucco striolatus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Eastern striolated-puffbirdEnglish
  • Striolated puffbirdEnglish
  • Striolated puffbirdEnglish
  • Striolated puffbirdEnglish
  • barbacoll estriat orientalCatalan
  • lenivka čárkovanáCzech
  • aderyn gwrychog brychWelsh
  • Stribet DovenfuglDanish
  • StrichelfaulvogelGerman
  • strieta bukonoEsperanto
  • Buco EstriadoSpanish
  • Buco estriado orientalSpanish
  • triip-puhvlindEstonian
  • viirulaiskuriFinnish
  • idänviirulaiskuriFinnish
  • Tamatia strioléFrench
  • smeđokapi hakuruCroatian
  • Piumino striolatoItalian
  • タテフオオガシラJapanese
  • dryžasis nistalasLithuanian
  • Gestreepte BaardkoekoekDutch
  • stripedovenfuglNorwegian
  • drzym białogardłyPolish
  • Macuru-estriadoPortuguese
  • barbudo-estriado-orientalPortuguese
  • Rapazinho-estriadoPortuguese
  • rapazinho-estriado-de-rondóniaPortuguese
  • rapazinho-estriado-de-rondôniaPortuguese
  • Полосатая пуховкаRussian
  • Полосатая нисталусRussian
  • lenivka pásikaváSlovak
  • strimmig trögfågelSwedish
  • östlig strimtrögfågelSwedish
  • Doğulu Çizgili PufkuşuTurkish
  • лінивка-смугохвіст білогорлаUkrainian
  • 条纹蓬头䴕Chinese
  • 東方條紋噴鴷Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the eastern striolated puffbird

Other species in the same genus Nystalus.

LC, Least Concern

Barred puffbird

Nystalus radiatus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eastern striolated puffbird?

An adult eastern striolated puffbird weighs 45 g – 47 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eastern striolated puffbird endangered?

The eastern striolated puffbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the eastern striolated puffbird?

The eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus) belongs to the family Bucconidae in the order Piciformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-striolated-puffbird

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{eastern_striolated_puffbird_2026,
  title = {Eastern striolated puffbird (Nystalus striolatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-striolated-puffbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}