Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusAulacorhynchus (Green Toucanets)
- SpeciesAulacorhynchus prasinus (Northern Emerald-Toucanet)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Selenidera spectabilis
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Emerald-Toucanet in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Northern Emerald-Toucanet sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Emerald-Toucanet in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Emerald-Toucanet in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.