Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
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The groove-billed toucanet (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The groove-billed toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, and the Clements taxonomy recognize these three subspecies:
BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it as a species. Subspecies A. s. erythrognathus might warrant consideration as a separate species because its voice is different from that of the other two subspecies.
The groove-billed toucanet is 33 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 130 to 200 g (4.6 to 7.1 oz). Its grooved culmen and mandible give it its English name. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Groove-billed Toucanet sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 276th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Groove-billed Toucanet in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Groove-billed 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.
Only Caracas, in our data
Caracas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Groove-billed Toucanet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Groove-billed Toucanet that you can see in Caracas (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 50%), Rufous-tailed Jacamar (about 10%) and Scaled Piculet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Groove-billed Toucanet is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (6 verified sightings), 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.
