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Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernNectarForestCavity nestMedium · 194 g
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 1
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 2
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 3
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 4
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 5
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 6
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 7
Photo: Adam D. Zolkover · CC BY 4.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 8
Photo: Jim Capaldi from Springfield, USA · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 9
Photo: Jim Capaldi from Springfield, USA · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus), photo 10
Photo: desmorider from USA · CC BY 2.0

What the Crimson-rumped Toucanet sounds like

Sonogram of the Crimson-rumped Toucanet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO DE JUAN · Song · Vereda La Máquina, Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Crimson-rumped Toucanet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO DE JUAN · Song · Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Crimson-rumped Toucanet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Venezuela

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.

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

Easily confused with

Southern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) Southern Emerald ToucanetAulacorhynchus albivittaLike other toucans, the southern emerald toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. Northern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) Northern Emerald ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinusLike other toucans, the northern emerald toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. Groove-billed Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) Groove-billed ToucanetAulacorhynchus sulcatusThe groove-billed toucanet is 33 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 130 to 200 g (4.6 to 7.1 oz).

Side by side: Crimson-rumped Toucanet vs Northern Emerald Toucanet · Crimson-rumped Toucanet vs Southern Emerald Toucanet · Crimson-rumped Toucanet vs Groove-billed Toucanet

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