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Black-necked aracari

Pteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) is a species in the family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 221.2 g to 270 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari)
Photo: Instituto Últimos Refúgios · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-necked aracari

Weight
221.2 g – 270 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the black-necked aracari

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Black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari)
Leandro Avelar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black-necked aracari live?

Not recorded

What is the black-necked aracari?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-necked aracari or black-necked araçari (Pteroglossus aracari) is a bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-necked aracari” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-necked_aracari&oldid=1377430372), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-necked aracari endangered?

The black-necked aracari is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-necked aracari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyRamphastidae
  6. genusPteroglossus
  7. SpeciesPteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Pteroglossus formosus, Pteroglossus wiedi, Ramphastos aracari

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Black-necked araçariEnglish
  • Black-necked araçariEnglish
  • أركاري أسود الرقبةArabic
  • Черногърл туканBulgarian
  • aracari collnegreCatalan
  • arassari černokrkýCzech
  • arasari gyddfdduWelsh
  • Sorthalset ArasariDanish
  • SchwarzkehlarassariGerman
  • Schwarzkehl-ArassariGerman
  • nigrakola arasarioEsperanto
  • Nigrokola arasarioEsperanto
  • Arasarí cuellinegroSpanish
  • Arasarí de cuello negroSpanish
  • mustkael-tuukanEstonian
  • پرزبان گردنسیاهPersian
  • punavyöarakariFinnish
  • Araçari grigriFrench
  • טוקן שחור-צווארHebrew
  • crnovrati arakariCroatian
  • feketenyakú arasszáriHungarian
  • Aracari colloneroItalian
  • アカオビチュウハシJapanese
  • juodakaklis arakarisLithuanian
  • Хар хүзүүт аракариMongolian
  • Шим логерӓн арасариWestern Mari
  • ZwartnekarassariDutch
  • rødbeltetukanNorwegian
  • arasari czarnoszyiPolish
  • کالے گاٹیوال ٹوکانWestern Panjabi
  • Araçari-minhocaPortuguese
  • araçari-de-bico-brancoPortuguese
  • araçari-de-pescoço-pretoPortuguese
  • Черногорлый арасариRussian
  • arasari čiernohrdlýSlovak
  • Svarthalsad aracariSwedish
  • svarthalsad araçariSwedish
  • svarthalsad arassariSwedish
  • Kara Gerdanlı ArasariTurkish
  • аракарі чорношиїйUkrainian
  • 黑頸阿卡拉鴷Chinese
  • 黑頸阿拉卡鴷Chinese
  • 黑颈簇舌巨嘴鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the black-necked aracari

Other species in the same genus Pteroglossus.

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Common questions

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How big is the black-necked aracari?

An adult black-necked aracari weighs 221.2 g – 270 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-necked aracari endangered?

The black-necked aracari is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-necked aracari?

The black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_necked_aracari_2026,
  title = {Black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-necked-aracari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}