- Crimson-rumped Toucanet
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Crimson-rumped Toucanet Coming for bananas in the West Andes of Colombia Conservation status 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.).
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Aulacorhynchus haematopygus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
Toucans, toucanets, and araçaris (family: Ramphastidae) Genus Aulacorhynchus
(green toucanets)Blue-banded Toucanet • Chestnut-tipped Toucanet • Crimson-rumped Toucanet • Yellow-browed Toucanet • Emerald Toucanet (supporting page: Blue-throated Toucanet) • Groove-billed ToucanetSelenidera
(dichromatic toucanets)Andigena
(mountain toucans)Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan • Hooded Mountain Toucan • Plate-billed Mountain Toucan • Black-billed Mountain ToucanPteroglossus
(araçaris or aracaris)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 AracariRamphastos
(true toucans)Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Piciformes stubs
- Aulacorhynchus
- Birds of the Andes
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Venezuela
- Animals described in 1835
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