Selenidera spectabilis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-eared toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Honduras to Ecuador. Despite its placement in genus Selenidera, the yellow-eared toucanet might be more closely related to the mountain toucans of genus Andigena. It is monotypic.
The 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). It is the largest and most distinctively plumaged member of its genus. Males and females have the same bill pattern but the female's bill is shorter. The bill has a vertical black line at its base. The maxilla is yellow with a triangle of olive brown below it narrowing from the base and horn-colored tips on the tomium. The mandible is dark olive to brownish black. Adult males have a black cap that extends down the hindneck, blue to green bare skin around the eye, and a large yellow tuft that extends back behind the eye. Their back and uppertail coverts are green and their tail blackish. They are black from their chin to their belly with a yellow patch on the flank, chestnut thighs, and red undertail coverts. Adult females have a chestnut... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Toucanet sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 319th most-seen of the 505 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Toucanet in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-eared Toucanet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Yellow-eared Toucanet sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Ramphastidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-eared Toucanet that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Ramphastidae, Toucans) are Black-mandibled Toucan (about 40%), Collared Aracari (about 30%) and Keel-billed Toucan (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-eared Toucanet is recorded against all the birds logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (103 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
