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Birds
Emerald toucanet
Emerald toucanet · Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Bright green emerald toucanet with a striking bill – a colourful inhabitant of cloud forests for sharp-eyed explorers
Fact file
- Size
- Reaches a length of around 30 cm and a weight between 160 and 215 grams
- Males and females
- Male only slightly larger than female, difficult to distinguish by appearance
- Sounds
- Produces a distinctive croaking or gurgling call
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on fruit, supplemented by insects and small vertebrates
- Offspring
- Lays 3 to 4 eggs, with both parents incubating alternately for around 16 days
How to identify Emerald toucanet
The emerald toucanet is immediately recognisable by its bright green plumage. Above the yellow to bluish neck the head shimmers emerald green, with the strikingly large eyes and the distinctly curved bill catching the eye. Typical is the two-tone bill: the upper mandible gleams black with a yellowish base, while the lower mandible usually shows a darker pattern.
With a body length of around 30 centimetres and a slender silhouette, the emerald toucanet looks elegant and compact at the same time. Blue accents on the breast or lores, as well as reddish feathers at the tail tip, are good distinguishing features from other similarly green-coloured birds. Its bill is large but noticeably narrower than in other toucans.
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- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Emerald toucanet
Where Emerald toucanet live
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