Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), photo 4 — Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0

Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), photo 5 — Photo: Eric Schmidt · CC BY 4.0

Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), photo 6 — Photo: Eric Schmidt · CC BY 4.0

What the Many-banded Aracari sounds like

Sonogram of the Many-banded Aracari: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The 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. It weighs 215 to 302 g (7.6 to 11 oz). Males' and females' bills are alike in color; the female's is shorter. The bill has an orange-yellow line at its base. Its maxilla is orange-yellow with a wide black stripe on the culmen and a black base. Its mandible is black. Adult males have a mostly black head, throat, and neck but for bare blue-green to green skin around the eye and a chestnut patch behind it. Their back is dark green and their rump is red. Voice: The many-banded aracari's calls are variously described as "seeent", "seeet", "see-yeet", "kyseek", and "kyeek".

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When to see the Many-banded Aracari

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

Where to see the Many-banded Aracari

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Colombia Peru Venezuela Brazil

About the Many-banded Aracari

The many-banded aracari or many-banded araçari is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Lettered AracariPteroglossus inscriptusThe lettered aracari is 33 to 35.5 cm (13 to 14 in) long.

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: Chestnut-eared Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari · Fiery-billed Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari · Lettered Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari · Black-necked Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari · Ivory-billed Aracari vs Many-banded Aracari

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