About the Chestnut-eared Aracari
The chestnut-eared aracari or chestnut-eared araçari is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.
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The chestnut-eared aracari is 43 to 47 cm (17 to 19 in) long and weighs 220 to 310 g (7.8 to 11 oz). Males and females have the same bill coloration, though the female's bill is shorter. The bills of nominate subspecies adults have a yellow line at the base and a mostly black mandible. The maxilla has a black stripe on the culmen, a triangle of black narrowing toward the tip, orange-yellow between them, and black and ivory markings on the edge that look like teeth. Adult males have a black crown and upper nape, a chestnut lower nape, a dark green back, and a red rump. Voice: The chestnut-eared aracari's principal call is a "piercing and high-pitched....'sneeep' to longer 'psheee-eeep'". It also makes a "single 'tekk' call, low 'eeee-eee' call with 4 whistled 'weet' notes and a 'pyeee-tyee-tyee-tyee-tyet'."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantziiThe fiery-billed aracari is about 45 cm (18 in) long and weighs 225 to 280 g (7.9 to 9.9 oz).
Lettered AracariPteroglossus inscriptusThe lettered aracari is 33 to 35.5 cm (13 to 14 in) long.
Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctusThe many-banded aracari is 43 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long including the 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) bill.
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