White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusRamphastos (Large Toucans)
- SpeciesRamphastos tucanus (White-throated Toucan)
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 Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Guianan Toucanet
Selenidera piperivora
Green Aracari
Pteroglossus viridis
Black-necked Aracari
Pteroglossus aracari
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
Golden-collared Woodpecker
Veniliornis cassini
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
Collared Puffbird
Bucco capensis
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula
Yellow-billed Jacamar
Galbula albirostris
📅 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 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Toucan in Brownsberg Nature Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Toucan sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-throated Toucan in Brownsberg Nature Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Toucan in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.