Aulacorhynchus albivitta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 550 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.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Emerald-Toucanet in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 420 mm in February.
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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Southern Emerald-Toucanet sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Ramphastidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Emerald-Toucanet that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Ramphastidae, Toucans) are White-throated Toucan (about 50%), Channel-billed Toucan (about 20%) and Chestnut-eared Aracari (about 20%), 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 Tambopata National Reserve (125 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.
