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Saffron toucanet

Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) is a species in the family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 146 g to 147.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)
Photo: Sybdebruin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the saffron toucanet

Weight
146 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
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the saffron toucanet live?

Not recorded

What is the saffron toucanet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found in the Atlantic Forest in far north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Saffron toucanet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saffron_toucanet&oldid=1355214626), 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 saffron toucanet endangered?

The saffron toucanet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the saffron toucanet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyRamphastidae
  6. genusPteroglossus
  7. SpeciesPteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819)

Synonyms Andigena bailloni, Baillonius bailloni, Baillonius bailloni, Baillonius bailloni, Baillonius bailloni, Pteroglossus croceus, Ramphastos bailloni

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • طويقان زعفرانيArabic
  • Шафранен туканBulgarian
  • tucà dauratCatalan
  • Araçarí dauratCatalan
  • arassari zlatýCzech
  • Twcaned y DeWelsh
  • SafrantukanDanish
  • GoldtukanGerman
  • GoldarassariGerman
  • SafrantukanoEsperanto
  • safrana arasarioEsperanto
  • Tucán bananaSpanish
  • Arasarí bananaSpanish
  • safrantuukanEstonian
  • توکانچه زعفرانیPersian
  • sahramitukaaniFinnish
  • Toucan de BaillonFrench
  • Araçari de BaillonFrench
  • maslinasto-žuti tukanCroatian
  • sáfránytukánHungarian
  • Tucanetto zafferanoItalian
  • オウゴンチュウハシJapanese
  • auksinis tukanasLithuanian
  • Шӧртньӹ онган арасариWestern Mari
  • GoudtoekanDutch
  • tukaniecPolish
  • سنہری ٹوکانWestern Panjabi
  • araçari-bananaPortuguese
  • Шафранный туканетRussian
  • Златогрудая андигенаRussian
  • Златогрудый арасариRussian
  • arasari zlatýSlovak
  • saffransaraçariSwedish
  • saffransarassariSwedish
  • Muz Rengi TukanetTurkish
  • андигена золотогузаUkrainian
  • 橘黃巨嘴鳥Chinese
  • 橘黃山鵎鵼Chinese
  • 橘黄巨嘴鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the saffron toucanet

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 saffron toucanet?

An adult saffron toucanet weighs 146 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the saffron toucanet endangered?

The saffron toucanet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the saffron toucanet?

The saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{saffron_toucanet_2026,
  title = {Saffron toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-toucanet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}