Ramphastidae

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Selenidera reinwardtii (Wagler, 1827)

Selenidera reinwardtii (Wagler, 1827)

Selenidera reinwardtii (Wagler, 1827)

The golden-collared toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii is a small toucan species with two distinct subspecies found across western Amazonia.

Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Selenidera piperivora, the Guianan toucanet, is a small toucan found in northeastern South American forests.

Selenidera maculirostris (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Selenidera maculirostris (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Selenidera maculirostris (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Selenidera maculirostris, the spot-billed toucanet, is a Neotropical toucanet native to the Atlantic Forest of eastern South America.

Selenidera spectabilis Cassin, 1858

Selenidera spectabilis Cassin, 1858

Selenidera spectabilis Cassin, 1858

This bird is the largest distinctively-plumaged Selenidera found from Honduras to northwestern Ecuador, in wet forest habitats.

Selenidera gouldii (Natterer, 1837)

Selenidera gouldii (Natterer, 1837)

Selenidera gouldii (Natterer, 1837)

Gould's toucanet (Selenidera gouldii) is a small toucanet found in tropical forests of central/eastern South America.

Pteroglossus frantzii Cabanis, 1861

Pteroglossus frantzii Cabanis, 1861

Pteroglossus frantzii Cabanis, 1861

Pteroglossus frantzii, the fiery-billed aracari, is a brightly marked toucan found in Costa Rica and western Panama.

Pteroglossus pluricinctus Gould, 1836

Pteroglossus pluricinctus Gould, 1836

Pteroglossus pluricinctus Gould, 1836

Pteroglossus pluricinctus (many-banded aracari) is a toucan species found in northern South America’s lowland forests.

Pteroglossus inscriptus Swainson, 1822

Pteroglossus inscriptus Swainson, 1822

Pteroglossus inscriptus Swainson, 1822

Pteroglossus inscriptus, the lettered aracari, is a small toucan with two described subspecies found across northern South America.

Pteroglossus bitorquatus Vigors, 1826

Pteroglossus bitorquatus Vigors, 1826

Pteroglossus bitorquatus Vigors, 1826

Pteroglossus bitorquatus (red-necked aracari) is a small toucan species with three described subspecies distributed across central and northeastern South America.

Pteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758)

The black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) is a small toucan species with three subspecies across eastern South America.

Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pteroglossus viridis, the green aracari, is a bird with distinct crown coloration by sex that feeds mainly on fruit.

Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834

Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834

Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834

Pteroglossus castanotis, the chestnut-eared aracari, is a toucan species native to the western and southern Amazon Basin with two recognized subspecies.

Pteroglossus torquatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Pteroglossus torquatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Pteroglossus torquatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Pteroglossus torquatus, the collared aracari, is a small brightly marked toucan with three distributed subspecies.

Pteroglossus azara (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus azara (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus azara (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus azara, the ivory-billed aracari, is a small Neotropical toucan found across northwestern South America.

Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819)

Pteroglossus bailloni, the saffron toucanet, is a distinctive dimorphic toucan endemic to Brazil's Atlantic Forest.

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler, 1831

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler, 1831

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler, 1831

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii, the curl-crested aracari, is a distinctive toucan found in the southwestern Amazon Basin.

Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776

Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776

Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776

Ramphastos toco, the toco toucan, is the largest toucan, endemic to South America's semi-open habitats.

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830

Ramphastos sulfuratus, the keel-billed toucan, is a colorful Central American toucan with a large iconic bill.

Ramphastos tucanus Linnaeus, 1758

Ramphastos tucanus Linnaeus, 1758

Ramphastos tucanus Linnaeus, 1758

This is a detailed physical description of Ramphastos tucanus, the white-throated red-billed toucan.

Ramphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823

Ramphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823

Ramphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823

Ramphastos vitellinus, the channel-billed toucan, has four described subspecies and lives in Neotropical forests and woodlands.

Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766

Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766

Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766

The red-breasted toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is the smallest Ramphastos toucan, found in forests across parts of eastern South America.

Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945

Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945

Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945

Ramphastos brevis, the Choco toucan, is a toucan species found only in the humid Chocó region of northwestern Colombia to southwestern Ecuador.

Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823

Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823

Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823

Yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) has three subspecies differing in bare eye skin and mandible color, with distinct habitats and elevation ranges.

Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis d'Orbigny, 1840

Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis d'Orbigny, 1840

Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis d'Orbigny, 1840

The blue-banded toucanet is a medium-sized primarily green toucanet found in Andean montane forests of central Peru to Bolivia.

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