Chestnut-eared Aracari vs Lettered 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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Lettered Aracari

Pteroglossus inscriptus

Medium126 gForest

The lettered aracari is 33 to 35.5 cm (13 to 14 in) long. The nominate subspecies weighs about 100 to 130 g (3.5 to 4.6 oz) and P. i. humboldti about 110 to 185 g (3.9 to 6.5 oz). In both the male is larger than the female and has a longer bill. Their bills have a complex pattern. The nominate's has a mostly yellow maxilla with a narrow black stripe on the culmen, a wide black tip, and a series of black "script" markings along its lower edge. Its mandible is pale yellow with a wide black base and tip and a few black "script" markings near the tip. P. i.

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