Chestnut-eared Aracari at the Pantanal

On earlier wildlife trips to Costa Rica and Malaysia, we never had any luck spotting wild Toucans up close. All the happier we were when we finally saw this wild Aracari near us in the Pantanal.

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Joost Thissen

Lion

What a colors! Looks like it is made of plastic. Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Hehe yeah. This is my favorite kind of all Toucans. The cool silk black makes it badass whilst the colorful chest and beak edges make it a cheerful appearance. Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago

Meetchum

Bullet Ant

Lovely shot. Posted 13 years ago

The Chestnut-eared Aracari

The Chestnut-eared Aracari, ''Pteroglossus castanotis'', is a bird native to central and south-eastern South America. It belongs to the toucan and aracari family. ''P. castanotis'' is a larger, more colorful bird than the Black-necked Aracari, which it otherwise resembles.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

Species identified by Ferdy Christant