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Toucans and Aracaris

Q: Where is the best place to see Toucans and Aracaris?

Tortuguero National Park. In Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 3 (yellow-throated toucan, keel-billed toucan and aracari) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 12 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 70%. Next come Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 10% a day), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 10% a day) and Arenal Volcano National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Toucans and Aracaris is hardest to see?

Aracari. In Tortuguero National Park, the best park for Toucans and Aracaris, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the aracari on a given day, against about 60% for the keel-billed toucan. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Toucans and Aracaris on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Toucans and Aracaris three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 3 animals

Ramphastos ambiguus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pteroglossus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Tortuguero National Park

~70%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~70%

May

~80%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~80%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~70%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~90%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~70%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			>90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~80%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~60%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~70%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~50%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Collared Aracari			~80%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	~50%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Collared Aracari			~70%
6	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	~50%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~60%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	~40%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Collared Aracari			~50%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~30%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~70%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~50%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~30%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~50%
	Collared Aracari			~60%
10	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3	~10%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~20%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~40%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	~10%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~40%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~60%
	Collared Aracari			~30%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3	<5%
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~30%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~40%
	Collared Aracari			~20%
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Collared Aracari			~90%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~80%
15	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			>90%
	Collared Aracari			~90%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			>90%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~50%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~80%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~60%
19	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~70%
20	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~60%
21	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	Missing: Aracari
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~60%
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~60%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~90%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~50%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~90%
	Collared Aracari			~50%
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~60%
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~70%
	Collared Aracari			~70%
27	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~80%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~30%
28	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
	Collared Aracari			~30%
29	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~50%
	Collared Aracari			~40%
30	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~30%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~40%
31	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~40%
	Collared Aracari			~30%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
	Fiery-billed Aracari			~20%
33	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	Missing: Keel-billed toucan
	Black-mandibled Toucan			~20%
	Collared Aracari			~20%
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~80%
36	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Keel-billed toucan
	Collared Aracari			~50%
37	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
38	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Keel-billed toucan
	Collared Aracari			~30%
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~20%
40	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Keel-billed toucan
	Collared Aracari			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Keel-billed toucan
	Collared Aracari			~40%
2	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~30%
3	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	Missing: Yellow-throated toucan, Aracari
	Keel-billed Toucan			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 3 in captivity
2	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 3 in captivity
3	Macaw mountain bird park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3 of 3 in captivity
4	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 3 in captivity
5	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
6	Centro de Rescate Las Pumas	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3 in captivity
7	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
8	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3 in captivity
9	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3 in captivity
10	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3 in captivity
11	JOJOZOO PARK	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 3 in captivity
12	La Aurora Zoo	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 3 in captivity
13	Parque de la Conservación	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3 in captivity
14	Parque del pueblo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3 in captivity
15	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3 in captivity
16	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3 in captivity
17	Zoológico Tamatán	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3 in captivity
18	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
19	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3 in captivity
20	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Toucans and Aracaris?

Tortuguero National Park

In Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, the chance of seeing all 3 (yellow-throated toucan, keel-billed toucan and aracari) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 12 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 70%. Next come Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 10% a day), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 10% a day) and Arenal Volcano National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Toucans and Aracaris is hardest to see?

Aracari

In Tortuguero National Park, the best park for Toucans and Aracaris, about about 50% of wildlife watchers report the aracari on a given day, against about 60% for the keel-billed toucan. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Toucans and Aracaris on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Toucans and Aracaris three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Toucans and Aracaris

The checklist: 3 animals

Black-mandibled Toucan

Keel-billed Toucan

Collared Aracari

Where to go

Month by month at Tortuguero National Park

Month by month at Tortuguero National Park

Month by month at Tortuguero National Park

Month by month at Pico Bonito National Park

Month by month at Pico Bonito National Park

Month by month at Pico Bonito National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Toucans and Aracaris?

Which of Toucans and Aracaris is hardest to see?

How do you complete Toucans and Aracaris on Wallace's Line?