Pteroglossus azara
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The ivory-billed aracari or ivory-billed araçari (Pteroglossus azara) is a bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The ivory-billed aracari was formally described in 1819 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot under the binomial name Ramphastos azara. Vieillot based his account on "Le Toucan-Aracari, Azara" from Brazil that had been described and illustrated in 1807 by the French naturalist François Levaillant. The epithet azara was chosen to honour the Spanish soldier and naturalist Félix de Azara. The ivory-billed aracari is now one of 13 species placed in the genus Pteroglossus that was introduced in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger.
Three subspecies are recognised: The subspecies P. a. mariae has sometimes been considered as a separate species, the brown-mandibled aracari. The ivory-billed aracari is 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) long and weighs 120 to 160 g (4.2 to 5.6 oz). The two subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Ecozoológico San Martín | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ivory-billed Aracari sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ivory-billed Aracari in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ivory-billed 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ivory-billed Aracari sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same genus: Pteroglossus
The closest relatives of the Ivory-billed Aracari that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Pteroglossus, Aracaris) are Chestnut-eared Aracari (about 20%), Curl-crested Araçari (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 Ivory-billed Aracari is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (237 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.
