The White-eared Puffbird occurs in forest and woodland clearings and dry savanna in South America. It has a brown back and crown, a black-and-white-speckled breast, a black-edged white ear patch, and a red hooked bill with a black tip. It eats insects and other invertebrates.
It has a mid-brown back, wings, and crown, a breast flecked with black and white, and a white ear patch enclosed by black. Its hooked bill is red with a black tip.
It uses clearings in forests or woods and dry savanna, where it feeds on insects and other invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.