Spot-billed Toucanet
Selenidera maculirostris
The Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris) is a rare toucan found in 3 countries, weighing about 164 g. The spot-billed toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.
About the Spot-billed Toucanet
The spot-billed toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
How to identify it
The spot-billed toucanet is 33 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 137 to 193 g (4.8 to 6.8 oz). Males and females have the same bill pattern but the female's bill is shorter. The bill has a thin vertical black line at its base. The bill is mostly ivory at the base to greenish-yellow at the tip. The middle of the culmen is black, the maxilla has three to five vertical black stripes, and the mandible has a black patch near the end. Both sexes have bare green-yellow to blue skin around the eye and a golden-yellow tuft of feathers behind it; both are paler in the female.
Where it lives
When to see it
The Spot-billed Toucanet can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Spot-billed Toucanet?
- The spot-billed toucanet is 33 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 137 to 193 g (4.8 to 6.8 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Spot-billed Toucanet?
- The Spot-billed Toucanet is a medium sized bird weighing about 164 g.
- Where can you see a Spot-billed Toucanet?
- The Spot-billed Toucanet occurs in 3 countries, including Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
- What birds look similar to a Spot-billed Toucanet?
- The Spot-billed Toucanet is most easily confused with the Golden-collared Toucanet, the Yellow-eared Toucanet and the Guianan Toucanet.
- Is the Spot-billed Toucanet endangered?
- The Spot-billed Toucanet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Learn the Spot-billed Toucanet for real
BeakBrain drills you on photos and calls until you can greet this bird by name in the field. Free to play, on any device.
Play BeakBrainEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.