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Groove-billed Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus sulcatus (Swainson, WJ 1820)

The groove-billed toucanet is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is found in mountains of north-eastern Colombia and northern Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical and upper tropical humid forest and woodland, occasionally also occurring in gardens. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Ramphastidae
Genus:
   Aulacorhynchus
Scientific:
  Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Swainson, WJ 1820)

Reference:
   Quart. J. Sci. Lit. Arts 9 p.267

Protonym:
  Pteroglossus sulcatus

Type locality:
  Venezuela.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52075#page/281/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CE8B2BCA35FFE324

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CE8B2BCA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CE8B2BCA

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554278

Geographic range:

  • Aulacorhynchus sulcatus: cloudforest in the slopes of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Sierra de Perijá of northern Colombia eastward to the Andes of Venezuela and locally in northeasternmost Andes of Colombia in Arauca, and in the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela from easternmost Zulia eastward to the Paria Peninsula
  • Aulacorhynchus sulcatus sulcatus: coastal cordillera of northern Venezuela (Falcón to Miranda)
  • Aulacorhynchus sulcatus erythrognathus: mountains of northeastern Venezuela
  • Aulacorhynchus sulcatus calorhynchus: Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia) and Sierra de Perijá (western Venezuela)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Groove-billed Toucanet
Afrikaans:
Groefbektoekantjie
Bulgarian:
Жлебоклюн смарагдов тукан
Catalan:
Tucanet de bec estriat
Czech:
arassari modrolící
Danish:
Furenæbbet Tukanet
German:
Blauzügelarassari
Esperanto:
sulkobeka tukaneto
Spanish:
Tucanete Picosurcado
Spanish (Spain):
Tucanete Picosurcado
Estonian:
vagunokk-rohetuukan
Finnish:
vihertukaani
French:
Toucanet à bec sillonné
Croatian:
žljebastokljuni tukan
Italian:
Tucanetto beccosolcato
Japanese (romaji):
mineakamidorichuuhashi
Japanese:
ミネアカミドリチュウハシ
Lithuanian:
Raukšlėtasnapis tukanetas
Dutch:
Geeloogarassari
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Furenebbtukan
Norwegian:
Furenebbtukan
Polish:
pieprzojad zmienny
Portuguese:
Araçari-de-bico-sulcado
Portuguese (Portugal):
tucaninho-de-bico-sulcado
Russian:
Зелёный туканет
Slovak:
tukaník vrúbkozobý
Serbian:
Plavoliki zeleni tukanet
Swedish:
strimnäbbad tukanett
Turkish:
Oluklu tukanet
Ukrainian:
Тукан блакитнощокий
Chinese:
沟嘴巨嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
溝嘴小鵎鵼

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus])
Avilist 2025:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Toucanet à bec sillonné ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Groove-billed Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aulacorhynchus sulcatus [version 1]

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Afrikaans: Groefbektoekantjie
Bulgarian: Жлебоклюн смарагдов тукан
Catalan: Tucanet de bec estriat
Czech: Arassari modrolící
Danish: Furenæbbet Tukanet
German: Blauzügelarassari, Blauzügel-Arassari
English: Groove billed Toucanet, Groove-billed or Yellow-billed Toucanet, Groove-billed Toucanet, Grove-billed Toucanet
English (Avilist): Groove-billed Toucanet
English, HBW: Groove-billed/Yellow-billed Toucanet
English (IOC): Groove-billed Toucanet
English (United States): Groove-billed Toucanet
Esperanto: Sulkobeka tukaneto
Spanish: Pico de frasco esmeralda, Tucancito Verde, Tucanete Picosurcado
Spanish (Colombia): Tucancito Verde
Spanish (Spain): Tucanete Picosurcado
Spanish (HBW): Groove-billed Toucanet
Spanish (Venezuela): Pico de frasco esmeralda
Estonian: vagunokk-rohetuukan
Finnish: Vihertukaani
French: Toucanet à bec silloné, Toucanet à bec sillonné, Toucanet à bec sillonné ou T. à bec jaune
French (Guyane): Toucanet à bec sillonné
Croatian: žljebastokljuni tukan
Italian: Tucanetto beccoscanalato, Tucanetto beccosolcato
Japanese (romaji): mineakamidorichuuhashi
Japanese: ミネアカミドリチュウハシ
Scientific: Aulacorhynchus [sulcatus or calorhynchus], Aulacorhynchus sulcatus, Aulacorhynchus sulcatus sulcatus, Pteroglossus sulcatus
Lithuanian: Raukšlėtasnapis tukanetas
Dutch: Geeloogarassari, Geeloog-arassari
Norwegian Nynorsk: Furenebbtukan
Norwegian: Furenebbtukan
Polish: pieprzojad zmienny
Portuguese: Araçari-de-bico-sulcado
Portuguese (Portugal): tucaninho-de-bico-sulcado
Russian: Голуболицый туканет, Зелёный туканет
Slovak: tukaník vrúbkozobý
Serbian: Plavoliki zeleni tukanet
Swedish: Strimnäbbad tukanett
Turkish: Oluklu tukanet
Ukrainian: Тукан блакитнощокий
Chinese: 沟嘴巨嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 溝嘴小鵎鵼

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