How do you identify a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?

The chestnut-tipped toucanet is 33 to 41 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs 141 to 262 g (5.0 to 9.2 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?

The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is a medium sized bird weighing about 210 g.

Where can you see a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?

The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.

What does a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?

The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is most easily confused with the Blue-banded Toucanet, the Tepui Toucanet and the Yellow-browed Toucanet.

Is the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet endangered?

The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus derbianus

Toucans · Piciformes · Rare

The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus) is a rare toucan found in 3 countries, weighing about 210 g. The chestnut-tipped toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.

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Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 1 — Photo: Monics Paredes · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 2 — Photo: Monics Paredes · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 3 — Photo: Sebastian Doak · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 4 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 5 — Photo: Guy Babineau · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 6 — Photo: Claude Kolwelter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 7 — Photo: Claude Kolwelter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 8 — Photo: Claude Kolwelter · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus derbianus), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet

The chestnut-tipped toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to identify it

The chestnut-tipped toucanet is 33 to 41 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs 141 to 262 g (5.0 to 9.2 oz). Its bill is deep red and black with a vertical white line at its base and grooves on the maxilla. (Some individuals have an all-black bill). The sexes are alike. Their plumage is generally green, with a bluish nape, a white throat, and wide chestnut tips on the tail feathers. The red-brown eye has some blue below it. Voice: The chestnut-tipped toucanet's song is an "often long series of grrrrump to kwuk notes", which pairs often sing together. It also makes "'ggg-rgg', 'ngg-ngg', and rattling 'bbdt-bbdt' notes."

What the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Peru Ecuador Bolivia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?: The chestnut-tipped toucanet is 33 to 41 cm (13 to 16 in) long and weighs 141 to 262 g (5.0 to 9.2 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?: The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is a medium sized bird weighing about 210 g.
Where can you see a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?: The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet occurs in 3 countries, including Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
What does a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Chestnut-tipped Toucanet?: The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is most easily confused with the Blue-banded Toucanet, the Tepui Toucanet and the Yellow-browed Toucanet.
Is the Chestnut-tipped Toucanet endangered?: The Chestnut-tipped Toucanet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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