Crimson-rumped toucanet

Crimson-rumped toucanet

Coming for bananas in the West Andes of Colombia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Ramphastidae
Genus:	Aulacorhynchus
Species:	A. haematopygus
Binomial name
*Aulacorhynchus haematopygus* (Gould, 1835)

The crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in humid Andean forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Its plumage is overall green (often faintly tinged blue), except for a maroon-red rump and tail-tip. The bill is black and maroon with a white band at the base. It is about 35 cm (14 in) long and weighs from 141–232 grams (5–8.2 oz.).

Gallery

At San Diego Zoo
in Tandayapa, near Quito, Ecuador

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Aulacorhynchus haematopygus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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Toucans, toucanets, and aracaris (family: Ramphastidae)

Genus	Species

Aulacorhynchus (green toucanets)	Blue-banded toucanet Chestnut-tipped toucanet Whitely's toucanet Crimson-rumped toucanet Yellow-browed toucanet Emerald toucanet (supporting page: blue-throated toucanet) Groove-billed toucanet

Selenidera (dichromatic toucanets)	Guianan toucanet Tawny-tufted toucanet Golden-collared toucanet Gould's toucanet Spot-billed toucanet Yellow-eared toucanet

Andigena (mountain toucans)	Grey-breasted mountain toucan Hooded mountain toucan Plate-billed mountain toucan Black-billed mountain toucan

Pteroglossus (aracaris or araçaris)	Saffron toucanet Green aracari Lettered aracari Collared aracari Black-necked aracari Chestnut-eared aracari Many-banded aracari Ivory-billed aracari Curl-crested aracari Red-necked aracari Brown-mandibled aracari Fiery-billed aracari Stripe-billed aracari Pale-mandibled aracari

Ramphastos (true toucans)	Keel-billed toucan Choco toucan Channel-billed toucan Red-breasted toucan Chestnut-mandibled toucan Black-mandibled toucan White-throated toucan Toco toucan

List of toucans

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