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Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusPteroglossus (Aracaris)
- SpeciesPteroglossus torquatus (Collared Aracari)
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
825 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
23,158 In all 40 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Collared Aracari
The collared aracari or collared araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela. The collared aracari was described by the Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514–1587) in his work Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu, Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia which was published posthumously in 1651. In his Latin text Hernández used the name De Cochitenacatl, the word for the bird in the local Nahuatl language. Later ornithologists based their own descriptions on that by Hernández. These included Mathurin Brisson in 1760, the Comte de Buffon in 1780, and John Latham in 1782.
When the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1788 he included the collared aracari and cited the descriptions by earlier ornithologists. He placed it with the toucans in the genus Ramphastos and coined the binomial name Ramphastos torquatus. The specific epithet is a Latin word meaning "collared". When John Gould published a hand-coloured illustration of the collared aracari in 1854 he commented: "We find in the writings... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Collared Aracari in La Amistad International Park (Panama)
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
Cities Where Found
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Municipal Summit | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Guadalajara Zoo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Vallazoo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | La Paz Waterfall Gardens | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Parque del pueblo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Safari Masai Mara | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Zoológico Tamatán | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Macaw mountain bird park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | La Aurora Zoo | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Aracari in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 825 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 657 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Collared Aracari in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
July to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Collared Aracari?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Collared Aracari sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is La Amistad International Park (Panama) the best place to see a Collared Aracari?
27th of 40
Of the 40 parks where we can rate Collared Aracari sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 27th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 60%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Collared Aracari sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Collared Aracari is recorded against all the birds logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (825 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.
