Chestnut-eared Aracari vs Collared Aracari

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis

Medium258 gForest

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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Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

Medium219 gForest

Like other toucans, the collared aracari is brightly marked and has a large bill. Adults are 38 to 41 cm (15 to 16 in) long and weigh 175 to 250 g (6.2 to 8.8 oz). Males and females have the same coloration of the bill and plumage but the female's bill is shorter than the male's. The three subspecies' bills are alike. The adult's bill has a narrow vertical white line at its base. Its maxilla is buffy white darkening to dull reddish brown at its base. Its tip and culmen are black. The maxilla has black and yellowish white notches. The bill's mandible is black.

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Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Chestnut-eared Aracari and Collared Aracari.