The green aracari, or green araçari, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America, 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, it is the smallest aracari in its range, and among the smallest members of the toucan family. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Ramphastos viridis
Type locality:
Cayenne.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/154/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
10FE38DF67AA1040
Avibase ID:
avibase-10FE38DF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/10FE38DF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554284
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Araçari vert ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Araçari vert ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition: Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2015: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2022: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Ara‡ari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pteroglossus viridis viridis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Green Araçari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Green Aracari ( Pteroglossus viridis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pteroglossus viridis [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pteroglossus viridis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pteroglossus [viridis or inscriptus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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