Golden-collared Toucanet

Golden-collared Toucanet

Selenidera reinwardtii

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

379 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
927 In all 6 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Golden-collared Toucanet

The golden-collared toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The golden-collared toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus.

Both subspecies have at times been treated as separate species, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) continues to do so. It calls them the "red-billed" and "green-billed" toucanets respectively. The two interbreed where their ranges overlap in Peru.

This article follows the IOC et al. two-subspecies model. The golden-collared toucanet is 33 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long. The nominate subspecies weighs 129 to 178 g (4.6 to 6.3 oz) and S. r. langsdorffii 134 to 200 g (4.7 to 7.1 oz). The two subspecies have essentially the same plumage. Adult males have a black head, nape, and shoulders. A... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1183638 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ecuador · 2023

© rudy gelis · XC827507 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Ecuador · 2021

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1173453 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-collared Toucanet in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Toucanet sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 379 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-collared Toucanet in Yasuní National Park?

May, August and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-collared Toucanet in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–July, September and November–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-collared Toucanet?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-collared 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.

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Golden-collared Toucanet?

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Golden-collared Toucanet sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Golden-collared Toucanet live in Yasuní National Park?

Same family: Ramphastidae

The closest relatives of the Golden-collared Toucanet that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Ramphastidae, Toucans) are White-throated Toucan (about 50%), Many-banded Aracari (about 40%) and Channel-billed Toucan (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Golden-collared Toucanet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-collared Toucanet is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (379 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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