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Blue-throated Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis (Gould, J 1853)

The blue-throated toucanet is a near-passerine bird living in the mountain forests of Costa Rica, Panama and far northwestern Colombia. While considered a species based primarily on morphology, some authorities continue to consider it a subspecies of the emerald toucanet. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1853)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.21, no.250 p.45

Imprint year:
  1853

Protonym:
  Aulacorhamphus caeruleogularis

Type locality:
  Veragua; restricted to Cerro Flores, eastern Chiriquí, by Griscom, Am. Mus. Novit., no. 141, 1924, p. 2.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96679#page/73/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3CCF0E8398CC02AE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3CCF0E83

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3CCF0E83

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 685716

Geographic range:

  • Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis: highlands of Costa Rica and western and central Panama (east to western Panamá)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Blue-throated Toucanet
Catalan:
Tucanet golablau
Danish:
Blåstrubet Tukanet
German:
Blaukehlarassari
Esperanto:
Blugorĝa tukaneto
Spanish:
Tucanete gorjiazul
Estonian:
kostariika smaragdtuukan
French:
Toucanet à gorge bleue
Hungarian:
kéktorkú tukán
Italian:
Tucanetto golablu
Lithuanian:
Mėlyngerklis tukanetas
Dutch:
Blauwkeelarassari
Norwegian:
Blåstrupetukan
Polish:
pieprzojad niebieskogardły
Portuguese:
Araçari-de-nariz-amarelo
Russian:
Голубогорлый туканет
Slovak:
tukaník modrohrdlý
Swedish:
blåstrupig tukanett
Chinese:
蓝喉巨嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
藍喉小鵎鵼

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements, version 2025:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
eBird version 1.50:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris) [version 3]
eBird version 2018:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2019:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2021:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2022:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2023:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2024:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
eBird version 2025:
Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated) ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-throated Toucanet ( Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Aulacorhynchus [caeruleogularis or cognatus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Noordelike Smaragtoekantjie (Bloukeel-)
Bulgarian: Северен смарагдов тукан (ssp. caeruleogularis)
Catalan: Tucanet golablau, tucanet gorjablau
Czech: arassari smaragdový (ssp. caeruleogularis)
Danish: Blåstrubet Tukanet, Smaragdtukanet (Blåstrubet)
German: Blaukehlarassari, Laucharassari (caeruleogularis)
English: Blue-throated Emerald Toucanet, Blue-throated Touc, Blue-throated Toucanet, Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated), Northern Emerald Toucanet (Blue-throated), Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated)
English (Avilist): Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated)
English, HBW: Blue-throated Toucanet (Blue-throated)
English (IOC): Blue-throated Toucanet (Blue-throated)
English (United States): Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated)
Esperanto: Blugorĝa tukaneto
Spanish: Tucanete Esmeralda (caeruleogularis), Tucanete gorjiazul
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tucancillo Verde (caeruleogularis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Tucancillo Esmeralda Norteño (Gorguiazul)
Spanish (Spain): Tucanete Esmeralda (caeruleogularis)
Spanish (HBW): Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Blue-throated)
Spanish (Honduras): Tucancillo Verde (caeruleogularis)
Spanish (Mexico): Tucancillo Verde Mesoamericano (de Garganta Azul)
Spanish (Panama): Tucancillo Verde Norteño (caeruleogularis), Tucancillo Verde Norteño (Gorguiazul)
Estonian: kostariika smaragdtuukan
Finnish: smaragditukaani (caeruleogularis)
French: Toucanet à gorge bleue, Toucanet émeraude (à gorge bleue), Toucanet émeraude (caeruleogularis), Toucanet émeraude [caeruleogularis ou maxillaris]
French (Guyane): Toucanet émeraude (caeruleogularis)
Croatian: šarenorepi tukan (caeruleogularis)
Hungarian: kéktorkú tukán
Italian: Tucanetto golablu
Japanese (romaji): kibashimidorichuuhashi (caeruleogularis/maxillaris)
Japanese: キバシミドリチュウハシ (caeruleogularis), キバシミドリチュウハシ (caeruleogularis/maxillaris), キバシミドリチュウハシ（caeruleogularis）
Scientific: Aulacorhamphus caeruleogularis, Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis, Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis caeruleogularis, Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis, Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis/maxillaris
Lithuanian: Mėlyngerklis tukanetas
Dutch: Blauwkeelarassari, Smaragd-arassari (caeruleogularis/maxillaris)
Norwegian: Blåstrupetukan, smaragdtukan (caeruleogularis)
Polish: pieprzojad niebieskogardly, pieprzojad niebieskogardły, pieprzojad szmaragdowy (caeruleogularis)
Portuguese: Araçari-de-nariz-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): tucaninho-esmeralda (caeruleogularis)
Russian: Голубогорлый туканет, Изумрудный туканет (caeruleogularis)
Slovak: tukaník modrohrdlý, tukaník modrohrdlý (skup.)
Serbian: Severni smaragdni tukanet (plavog grla)
Swedish: blåstrupig tukanett
Turkish: Zümrüt tukanet (caeruleogularis)
Ukrainian: Тукан оливковоголовий (підвид caeruleogularis)
Chinese: 蓝喉巨嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 藍喉小鵎鵼

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