Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Southern Emerald Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
Southern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Southern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 195 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Ramphastidae Toucans
- Genus Aulacorhynchus
- Species albivitta
Quick facts
- Weight
- 195 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Southern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, part of the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia, w Venezuela and e Ecuador to w Bolivia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 195 g, with a wing length of about 12.4 cm and a tail of around 12 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 260,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Southern Emerald Toucanet?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is a large bird that weighs around 195 g.
Where does the Southern Emerald Toucanet live?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia, w Venezuela and e Ecuador to w Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Southern Emerald Toucanet belong to?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus albivitta) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Southern Emerald Toucanet eat?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Southern Emerald Toucanet migrate?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Southern Emerald Toucanet endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Southern Emerald Toucanet make?
1 real field recording of the Southern Emerald Toucanet — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Southern Emerald Toucanet's range?
The Southern Emerald Toucanet has a mapped global range of about 260,000 km².
Conservation
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