Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus haematopygus

Silhouette: Jiekun He · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chingaza National Natural Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

21 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
1,220 In all 3 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Crimson-rumped Toucanet

The crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The crimson-rumped toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus.

The crimson-rumped toucanet is 40 to 45 cm (16 to 18 in) long. The nominate subspecies weighs 200 to 232 g (7.1 to 8.2 oz) and A. h. sexnotatus 141 to 200 g (5.0 to 7.1 oz). Their bill is brownish red and black with a vertical white line at the base; the nominate has a larger proportion of black than A. h. sexnotatus. Males and females have the same plumage but females have a shorter bill than males. Adults of both subspecies are mostly green with a gold gloss to the nape and upper back, a red rump, chestnut tips on the central two or three pairs of tail feathers, and bare orange-brown skin around the dark eye. The nominate has blue above and below the eye and on the sides of the breast. A. h. sexnotatus has less blue in those areas. Immatures are duller overall, with an orangey rump... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:34

Ecuador · 2018

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1162367 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:00

Ecuador · 2020

© José María Loaiza B. · XC585790 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Duet0:18

Ecuador · 2005

© Patricio Mena Valenzuela · XC275306 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Philadelphia Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Parque de la Conservación 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity
3 Vancouver Aquarium 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
4 Universeum 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
5 Cali Zoo 🇨🇴 Colombia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-rumped Toucanet in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-rumped Toucanet sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 161st most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-rumped Toucanet in Chingaza National Natural Park?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-rumped Toucanet in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson-rumped Toucanet?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-rumped 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.

Where does the Crimson-rumped Toucanet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson-rumped Toucanet is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (21 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.

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