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Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis]
Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis] (= Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens) Ridgway, R 1912
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Ramphastidae
Genus:
Aulacorhynchus
Scientific:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens
Original description
Citation:
Ridgway, R 1912
Reference:
Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington
25 p.88
Protonym:
Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens
Type locality:
Chasniguas, Honduras.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22880#page/120/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9DC9D9FED71FB618
Avibase ID:
avibase-9DC9D9FE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9DC9D9FE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 685737
Geographic range:
- Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens: southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, western El Salvador, Honduras, and northern Nicaragua
Source: Clements checklist
Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis]
French:
Toucanet émeraude [virescens ou chiapensis]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis] ( Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis]) |
| Avilist 2025: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2022: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2023: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2024: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2025: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2017: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2018: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Clements, version 2019: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 3] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Emerald Toucanet [virescens or chiapensis]
French: Toucanet émeraude (virescens), Toucanet émeraude [virescens or chiapensis], Toucanet émeraude [virescens ou chiapensis]
Scientific: Aulacorhynchus prasinus [virescens or chiapensis], Aulacorhynchus prasinus virescens
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