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Green aracari

Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) is a species in the family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 135 g to 138 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
Photo: Sujit kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green aracari

Weight
135 g – 138 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

Where does the green aracari live?

Not recorded

What is the green aracari?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green araçari (Pteroglossus viridis), is a toucan, a bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America (the Guiana Shield), in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 30–40 cm. (12–16 in) long and weighing 110–160 grams (3.9–5.7 oz.), it is the smallest aracari in its range, and among the smallest members of the toucan family.

From the Wikipedia article “Green aracari” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_aracari&oldid=1380589506), 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 green aracari endangered?

The green 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.

How is the green aracari classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyRamphastidae
  6. genusPteroglossus
  7. SpeciesPteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Pteroglossus didymus, Pteroglossus didymus didymus, Pteroglossus humboldti didymus, Pteroglossus viridis viridis, Ramphastos viridis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Green araçariEnglish
  • Green araçariEnglish
  • أركاري أخضرArabic
  • aracari verdCatalan
  • arassari zelenýCzech
  • arasari gwyrddWelsh
  • Grøn ArasariDanish
  • GrünarassariGerman
  • Grün-ArassariGerman
  • verda arasarioEsperanto
  • Arasarí verdeSpanish
  • Arasari LetradoSpanish
  • guajaana tuukanEstonian
  • verinokka-arakariFinnish
  • Araçari vertFrench
  • zöld arasszáriHungarian
  • Aracari verdeItalian
  • キムネチュウハシJapanese
  • žaliasparnis arakarisLithuanian
  • Groene ArassariDutch
  • gulbuktukanNorwegian
  • arasari czarnogłowyPolish
  • araçari-verdePortuguese
  • araçari-miudinhoPortuguese
  • Зелёный арасариRussian
  • arasari zelenýSlovak
  • Zeleni arakariSerbian
  • grön araçariSwedish
  • grön arassariSwedish
  • Yeşil ArasariTurkish
  • аракарі чорноголовийUkrainian
  • 綠阿拉卡鴷Chinese
  • 绿簇舌巨嘴鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green 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 green aracari?

An adult green aracari weighs 135 g – 138 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green aracari endangered?

The green 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 green aracari?

The green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-aracari

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“Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-aracari.

BibTeX
@misc{green_aracari_2026,
  title = {Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-aracari},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}