Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusPteroglossus (Aracaris)
- SpeciesPteroglossus castanotis (Chestnut-eared Aracari)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Saffron Toucanet
Pteroglossus bailloni
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Red-breasted Toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Spot-billed Toucanet
Selenidera maculirostris
Ochre-collared Piculet
Picumnus temminckii
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes flavifrons
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens
White-spotted Woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster
Robust Woodpecker
Campephilus robustus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
White-eared Puffbird
Nystalus chacuru
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 18 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-eared Aracari in Iguaçu National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-eared Aracari sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 1271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-eared Aracari in Iguaçu National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-eared Aracari in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.