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Black-necked aracari

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Black-necked aracaris have a black head and throat with dark green to almost black back and tail. Its undersides are yellow with a red band and rump.
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Spot-billed toucanet

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The head of the male is black except for the bluish-green bare skin around the eyes and the yellow ear-tufts. The upperparts and tail are olive-green. The bill is ivory…
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Saffron toucanet

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This toucanet is easily identified by its saffron yellow head and breast, olive mantle and red rump. Sexes are similar but the female is duller (somewhat more olive in color)…
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Crimson-rumped toucanet

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Crimson-rumped toucanets are mostly green in color and, as the name implies, have a red rump. They are somewhat darker and have a bronze tint above. The blue-green tail has…
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Chestnut-eared aracari

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As the name implies, Chestnut-eared aracaris have a chestnut coloring around the throat and ears. The head is black and the back and tail dark green to almost black. Their…
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Keel-billed toucan

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Also known as the Rainbow-billed or Sulfur-breasted toucan, it is popular for its resemblance to "Toucan Sam™", the "Froot Loops®" mascot. The northernmost of the large toucans, it ranges from…
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Prong-billed barbet

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The 83 species of barbets are stocky woodpecker relatives found in Africa, Asia and the New World Tropics. The New World species are likely ancestral to the toucans. Found only…
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Many-banded aracari

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Compared to some other toucans, this species has a rather limited range in the north-western corner of South America, found in parts of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. It…
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Humboldt’s lettered aracari

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Named for the pattern on its beak, the Lettered aracari has a larger South American range than its close relative, the Green aracari, but is much rarer in captivity. The…
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Red-breasted toucan

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Found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, this species remains fairly common despite continuing habitat loss and some hunting pressure (toucans are eaten by people in some places). Though presently rare…
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