White-throated Toucan
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White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Madidi National Park
162 Verified records at Madidi National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) is a near-passerine bird in the family Ramphastidae found in South America throughout the Amazon Basin including the adjacent Tocantins and Araguaia River drainage. It prefers tropical humid forest, but also occurs in woodland and locally in riverine forest within cerrado. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Toucan sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 162 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

Channel-billed Toucan
LC

Channel-billed Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos vitellinus

10–20% · With luck
Toco Toucan
LC

Toco Toucan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphastos toco

Insufficient data
Southern Emerald-Toucanet
LC

Southern Emerald-Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus albivitta

10–20% · With luck
Curl-crested Araçari
LC

Curl-crested Araçari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus beauharnaisii

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-eared Aracari
LC

Chestnut-eared Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus castanotis

10–20% · With luck
Golden-collared Toucanet
LC

Golden-collared Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selenidera reinwardtii

5–10% · With luck
Ivory-billed Aracari
LC

Ivory-billed Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus azara

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-tipped Toucanet
LC

Chestnut-tipped Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus derbianus

<5% · Rare
Blue-banded Toucanet
LC

Blue-banded Toucanet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis

<5% · Rare
Lettered Aracari
LC

Lettered Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus inscriptus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes cruentatus

20–30% · Possible
Gilded Barbet
LC

Gilded Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Capito auratus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
9 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
12 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
13 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
15 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Toucan in Madidi National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Toucan sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 162 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-throated Toucan in Madidi National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Toucan in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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