Collared Aracari

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

Likely. About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 1,718 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 348 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

October. In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against about 40% in February–May and August–September, the lowest months.

Q: 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.

Q: Is Tortuguero National Park the best place to see a Collared Aracari?

3rd of 40. Of the 40 parks where we can rate Collared Aracari sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 60%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Q: Which relatives of the Collared Aracari live in Tortuguero National Park?

Same family: Ramphastidae. The closest relatives of the Collared Aracari that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Ramphastidae, Toucans) are Keel-billed Toucan (about 60%) and Black-mandibled Toucan (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: 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 Tortuguero National Park (1,718 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.

Pteroglossus torquatus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
GenusPteroglossus (Aracaris)
SpeciesPteroglossus torquatus (Collared Aracari)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Tortuguero National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

1,718 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026

23,158 In all 40 parks

October Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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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 →

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Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 11 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~60%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
9	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
12	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
13	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
19	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
20	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
25	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
26	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
29	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
36	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~10%
2	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
3	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
4	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
2	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
3	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Vallazoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
5	La Paz Waterfall Gardens	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity
6	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
7	Parque del pueblo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
8	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
9	Zoológico Tamatán	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
10	Macaw mountain bird park	🇭🇳 Honduras	In captivity
11	La Aurora Zoo	🇬🇹 Guatemala	In captivity

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Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ramphastos ambiguus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Melanerpes pucherani

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Campephilus guatemalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dryocopus lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Celeus castaneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Notharchus hyperrhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Celeus loricatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monasa morphoeus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Malacoptila panamensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Notharchus tectus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 1,718 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 348 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

October

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against about 40% in February–May and August–September, the lowest months.

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 Tortuguero National Park the best place to see a Collared Aracari?

3rd of 40

Of the 40 parks where we can rate Collared Aracari sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 3rd at about 50%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 60%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Collared Aracari live in Tortuguero National Park?

Same family: Ramphastidae

The closest relatives of the Collared Aracari that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Ramphastidae, Toucans) are Keel-billed Toucan (about 60%) and Black-mandibled Toucan (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Tortuguero National Park (1,718 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.

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Collared Aracari

About the Collared Aracari

Sounds

Recent sightings of Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Keel-billed Toucan

Black-mandibled Toucan

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

White-necked Puffbird

Cinnamon Woodpecker

White-fronted Nunbird

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

White-whiskered Puffbird

Pied Puffbird

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

When is the best time to see a Collared Aracari in Tortuguero National Park?

What time of day is best to see a Collared Aracari?

Is Tortuguero National Park the best place to see a Collared Aracari?

Which relatives of the Collared Aracari live in Tortuguero National Park?

Where does the Collared Aracari sighting chance come from?