Pteroglossus beauharnaisii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The curl-crested aracari or curl-crested araçari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. The curl-crested aracari was first described by Johann Georg Wagler in 1831 but the spelling of its specific epithet was not corrected until 2020. It had at times been placed in the monotypic genera Beauharnaisius and Ulocomus.
The curl-crested aracari is monotypic. The curl-crested aracari is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long and weighs 164 to 280 g (5.8 to 9.9 oz). It gains its English name from unique curly, shiny, black feathers on the top of its head and nape; they resemble pieces of plastic or enamel. Males and females are alike except that the female has a shorter bill. Their bill has a brown-orange line at its base. The mandible is ivory becoming orangey at its tip. The maxilla has an orangey culmen and a maroon stripe along its lower part that is wider at the base. Between them the maxilla is green or bluish. It has indistinct ivory colored "teeth" along the tomium. Bare blue skin surrounds their eye, and their cheeks and throat are whitish with black speckles. Their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeaWorld San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Wildlife World Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Audubon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Oregon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Cameron Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Riverbanks Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 17 | Discovery Cove | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Universeum | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 20 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 22 | Greater Cleveland Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Araçari sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 368th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Araçari in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Curl-crested Araçari sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Curl-crested Araçari sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Curl-crested Araçari is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (109 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.
