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Chestnut-eared aracari

Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834

LCLeast Concernbirds

The chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is a species in the family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 258.1 g to 265 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Photo: Rafael Mitsuo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-eared aracari

Weight
258.1 g – 265 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
18 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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 chestnut-eared aracari

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Chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Gary T. Leavens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the chestnut-eared aracari live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-eared aracari?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-eared aracari or chestnut-eared araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is a bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-eared aracari” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-eared_aracari&oldid=1384426416), 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 chestnut-eared aracari endangered?

The chestnut-eared 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 chestnut-eared aracari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyRamphastidae
  6. genusPteroglossus
  7. SpeciesPteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834
Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Chestnut-eared araçariEnglish
  • Chestnut-eared araçariEnglish
  • أركاري كستنائي الأذنArabic
  • Кафявоух туканBulgarian
  • Araçarí collbrúCatalan
  • aracari de coll bruCatalan
  • arassari hnědouchýCzech
  • arasari clustfrownWelsh
  • Brunøret ArasariDanish
  • BraunohrarassariGerman
  • Braunohr-ArassariGerman
  • brunorela arasarioEsperanto
  • CarrascoSpanish
  • Arasarí caripardoSpanish
  • Arasarí fajadoSpanish
  • Pichí bandirrojoSpanish
  • jõgituukanEstonian
  • پرزبان گوشبلوطیPersian
  • ruskoposkiarakariFinnish
  • Araçari à oreillons rouxFrench
  • kestenjastovrati arakariCroatian
  • barnafülű arasszáriHungarian
  • Aracari guancecastaneItalian
  • チャミミチュウハシJapanese
  • ArakarisLithuanian
  • rudaausis arakarisLithuanian
  • Кӹрӓн пӹлӹшӓн арасариWestern Mari
  • BruinoorarassariDutch
  • brunkinntukanNorwegian
  • arasari brązowouchyPolish
  • پٹیروگلاسس کیسٹونوٹسWestern Panjabi
  • araçari-castanhoPortuguese
  • araçari-de-faces-castanhasPortuguese
  • Буроухий арасариRussian
  • Каштановоухий арасариRussian
  • arasari hnedosluchýSlovak
  • brunörad araçariSwedish
  • brunörad arassariSwedish
  • Kestane Kulaklı ArasariTurkish
  • аракарі каштановошиїйUkrainian
  • 栗耳阿拉卡鴷Chinese
  • 栗耳簇舌巨嘴鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-eared aracari

Other species in the same genus Pteroglossus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-eared aracari?

An adult chestnut-eared aracari weighs 258.1 g – 265 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-eared aracari endangered?

The chestnut-eared 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 chestnut-eared aracari?

The chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_eared_aracari_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-eared-aracari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}