Pteroglossus beauharnaisii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Araçari sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 300 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Curl-crested Araçari in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and June, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Curl-crested Araçari sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
Same genus: Pteroglossus
The closest relatives of the Curl-crested Araçari that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Pteroglossus, Aracaris) are Chestnut-eared Aracari (about 20%), Ivory-billed Aracari (about 10%) and Lettered Aracari (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Curl-crested Araçari is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (300 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.
