Bird Guide

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

Least ConcernNectarForestCavity nestMedium · 194 g

About the Crimson-rumped Toucanet

The crimson-rumped toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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The crimson-rumped toucanet is 40 to 45 cm (16 to 18 in) long. The nominate subspecies weighs 200 to 232 g (7.1 to 8.2 oz) and A. h. sexnotatus 141 to 200 g (5.0 to 7.1 oz). Their bill is brownish red and black with a vertical white line at the base; the nominate has a larger proportion of black than A. h. sexnotatus. Males and females have the same plumage but females have a shorter bill than males.

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What the Crimson-rumped Toucanet sounds like

Recording: JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO DE JUAN · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO DE JUAN · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Crimson-rumped Toucanet lives

Regular range

When to see the Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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