Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusPteroglossus (Aracaris)
- SpeciesPteroglossus frantzii (Fiery-billed Aracari)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
📅 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 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fiery-billed Aracari in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Fiery-billed Aracari sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 430 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fiery-billed Aracari in Piedras Blancas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Fiery-billed Aracari in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.