About the Tawny-tufted Toucanet
The tawny-tufted toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and possible Guyana.
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The tawny-tufted toucanet is 32 to 33 cm (13 to 13 in) long and weighs 148 to 165 g (5.2 to 5.8 oz). Males and females have the same bill pattern but the female's bill is shorter. The bill has a vertical red line at its base. Its culmen is green to lime green; the rest of the maxilla is red but for a blue patch near the base and pale "teeth" along the tomium. The mandible is mostly brownish red (sometimes greenish horn-colored) with a blue patch near the base, a green tip, and vertical white lines along the mid section. Voice: The tawny-tufted toucanet makes "grown-like, croaking, 'ggruuukk' notes" that may last 10 to 15 seconds. It also makes a "more rattling version, 'dddrik-'".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in French Guiana.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Gould's ToucanetSelenidera gouldiiGould's toucanet is about 33 cm (13 in) long.
Guianan ToucanetSelenidera piperivoraThe Guianan toucanet is 33 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long.
Yellow-eared ToucanetSelenidera spectabilisThe yellow-eared toucanet is 36 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long and weighs 175 to 245 g (6.2 to 8.6 oz).
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