Pteroglossus pluricinctus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The many-banded aracari or many-banded araçari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The many-banded aracari is monotypic.
The many-banded aracari is 43 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long including the 11 to 12.5 cm (4.3 to 4.9 in) bill. It weighs 215 to 302 g (7.6 to 11 oz). Males' and females' bills are alike in color; the female's is shorter. The bill has an orange-yellow line at its base. Its maxilla is orange-yellow with a wide black stripe on the culmen and a black base. Its mandible is black. Adult males have a mostly black head, throat, and neck but for bare blue-green to green skin around the eye and a chestnut patch behind it. Their back is dark green and their rump is red. Their underparts are yellow with two bands, the upper one black and the lower one black and red. Their thighs are a mix of chestnut, green, and yellow. Adult females have little or no chestnut behind the eye and their black breast band is usually wider than the male's. Immatures are overall duller than adults, especially the yellow. Their bill is gray... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Many-banded Aracari sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 1,437 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 533 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.
April–June, August and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Many-banded Aracari in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July and December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Many-banded 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Many-banded Aracari sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 50%).
Same genus: Pteroglossus
The closest relatives of the Many-banded Aracari that you can see in Yasuní National Park (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 Many-banded Aracari is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (1,437 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.
