Crimson-rumped Toucanet

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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

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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v t e 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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