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Yellow-eared Toucanet
Selenidera spectabilis
Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 219 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 Selenidera
- Species spectabilis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 219 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-eared 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 Yellow-eared Toucanet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) is a member of the Ramphastidae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to sw Colombia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 219 g, with a wing length of about 13.5 cm and a tail of around 13.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 153,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-eared Toucanet?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet is a large bird that weighs around 219 g.
Where does the Yellow-eared Toucanet live?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to sw Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-eared Toucanet belong to?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Yellow-eared Toucanet eat?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Yellow-eared Toucanet migrate?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-eared 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 Yellow-eared Toucanet make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-eared 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 Yellow-eared Toucanet's range?
The Yellow-eared Toucanet has a mapped global range of about 153,000 km².
Conservation
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