Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

The Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the…


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius) is a striking species that, together with toucans,…


Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

Pale-mandibled Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius)

A pale-mandibled araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus ssp. erythropygius) with a severely damaged lower mandible with a part…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) looks very similar to chestnut-mandibled and yellow-throated toucans, but as the name…


Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

Chocó Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)

A typical posture when in an agitated or exited state. Here I'm level with the Chocó toucan (Ramphastos brevis) up in…


Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

With its green plumage the crimson-rumped toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus) blends in perfectly with the canopy,…


Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus haematopygus)

With its green plumage the crimson-rumped toucanet blends in perfectly with the canopy, and can be hard to see. It will…


Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

A brief moment of togetherness. Birds are constantly on the move and capturing them sitting seemingly together is not…


Chestnut-mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)

Yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)

One of the 6 incredibly beautiful toucan species in Costa Rica, and one that happily eats human offerings like bananas,…


Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

Collared aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

One of several species of Toucan found in Costa Rica. If you have papaya or bananas growing or laying around, they will…


Yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)

Yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus)

One of the 6 incredibly beautiful toucan species in Costa Rica, and one that happily eats human offerings like fruits.…


Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)

Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)

Minutes ago I encountered three of them in a Secropia. Now they're down to two and doing what really matters! As…