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Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel)

Ramphastos vitellinus ariel Vigors, NA 1826

The channel-billed toucan is a near-passerine bird in the family Ramphastidae found on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Ramphastidae
Genus:
   Ramphastos
Scientific:
  Ramphastos vitellinus ariel


Original description

Citation:
  Vigors, NA 1826

Reference:
   Zool. J. London 2, no.8 p.466

Protonym:
  Ramphastos ariel

Type locality:
  Rio de Janeiro.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87917#page/492/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EBDA00ED3C64392C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EBDA00ED

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EBDA00ED


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 685773


NEAR THREATENED

English:
Channel-billed Toucan (ariel)
Catalan:
tucà ariel
Czech:
tukan volavý (ssp. ariel)
Danish:
Gulbrystet Tukan (Arieltukan)
German:
Dotterkehltukan (ariel)
Spanish:
Tucán Vitelino (ariel)
Spanish (Spain):
Tucán vitelino (ariel)
Finnish:
punaliivitukaani (ariel)
French:
Toucan vitellin (ariel)
Croatian:
crnoleđi tukan (ariel)
Icelandic:
Plómutúkani (ariel)
Japanese (romaji):
himuneoohashi (ariel)
Japanese:
ヒムネオオハシ(ariel)
Dutch:
Groefsnaveltoekan (ariel)
Norwegian:
tupinambatukan (ariel)
Polish:
tukan żółtogardły (ariel)
Portuguese (Brazil):
tucano-de-bico-preto (ariel)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tucano-de-bico-preto (ariel)
Russian:
Тукан-ариель (ariel)
Slovak:
tukan ariel (skup.)
Serbian:
Kreštavi tukan (naranžastoliki)
Swedish:
gulbröstad tukan (ariel)
Ukrainian:
Тукан чорнодзьобий (підвид ariel)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Channel-billed Toucan (ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Channel-billed Toucan (ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel)
Clements, version 2021:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel) ( Ramphastos vitellinus ariel) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Ariel Toucan ( Ramphastos ariel) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
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 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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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:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ramphastos vitellinus ariel [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)

This taxon is a subspecies of Ramphastos vitellinus [vitellinus or ariel]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Tucà ariel
Danish: Arieltukan
German: Dotterkehltukan (ariel), Orangekehltukan
English: Ariel Toucan, Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel)
English, HBW: Ariel Toucan
English (IOC): Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel)
English (United States): Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel)
Esperanto: Ariela tukano
Spanish: Tucán ariel, Tucán Vitelino (ariel)
Spanish (Ecuador): Tucán Piquiacanalado (ariel)
Spanish (Spain): Tucán vitelino (ariel)
Spanish (HBW): Channel-billed Toucan (Ariel)
Spanish (Peru): Tucán de Pico Acanalado (ariel)
French: Toucan ariel, Toucan ariel (ariel), Toucan vitellin (ariel)
Icelandic: Plómutúkani (ariel)
Japanese (romaji): himuneoohashi (ariel)
Japanese: ヒムネオオハシ (ariel), ヒムネオオハシ(ariel)
Kazakh: шоттұмсық-ариель
Scientific: Ramphastos ariel, Ramphastos ariel ariel, Ramphastos aurantiirostris ariel, Ramphastos vitellinus ariel, Rhamphastos Ariel
Dutch: Groefsnaveltoekan (ariel)
Norwegian: tupinambatukan (ariel)
Polish: tukan ognistooki, tukan żółtogardły (ariel)
Portuguese (Brazil): tucano-de-bico-preto (ariel)
Portuguese (Portugal): tucano-de-bico-preto (ariel)
Russian: Тукан-ариель (ariel)
Slovak: tukan ariel, tukan ariel (skup.)
Serbian: Kreštavi tukan (naranžastoliki)
Swedish: gulbröstad tukan (ariel), maracaibotukan (ariel)
Turkish: Oluk gagalı tukan (ariel)

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