Aulacorhynchus albivitta
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The southern emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in montane regions of Colombia, Ecuador, western Venezuela, Peru and northern Bolivia. The southern emerald toucanet was formally described in 1840 as Pteroglossus albivitta by the French ornithologist Auguste Boissonneau based on a specimen collected in Bogotá, Colombia. The specific epithet combines Latin albus meaning "white" with vitta meaning "band" or "head-band". The southern emerald toucanet is now one of eight toucanets placed in the genus Aulacorhynchus that was introduced in 1835 by John Gould.
For many years what was then known as the emerald toucanet was considered to have 14 subspecies. In 2008 the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) divided the subspecies into five species based on differences in morphology and mitochondrial DNA sequences. The five species were the emerald toucanet (A. prasinus) with four subspecies, the blue-throated toucanet (A. caeruleogularis) with two subspecies, the white-throated toucanet (A. albivitta) with four subspecies, the black-throated toucanet (A. atrogularis) with three subspecies and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque de la Conservación | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Emerald-Toucanet sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 187th most-seen of the 244 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 Southern Emerald-Toucanet in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Emerald-Toucanet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Emerald-Toucanet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Southern Emerald-Toucanet that you can see in Medellín (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 50%), Lineated Woodpecker (about 10%) and Acorn Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Emerald-Toucanet is recorded against all the birds logged in Medellín (15 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.
