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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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When to see the Lettered Aracari
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lettered Aracari
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lettered Aracari
The lettered aracari or lettered araçari is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctusThe many-banded aracari is 43 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long including the 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) bill.
Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracariThe black-necked aracari is 43 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long and weighs 177 to 325 g (6.2 to 11 oz).
Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azaraThe ivory-billed aracari is 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) long and weighs 120 to 160 g (4.2 to 5.6 oz).
Side by side: Collared Aracari vs Lettered Aracari · Chestnut-eared Aracari vs Lettered Aracari · Fiery-billed Aracari vs Lettered Aracari · Lettered Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari · Black-necked Aracari vs Lettered Aracari · Ivory-billed Aracari vs Lettered Aracari
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