NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Green Aracari
Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
A female Green Aracari at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jim Capaldi from Springfield, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The green araçari (Pteroglossus viridis), is a toucan, a bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America (the Guiana Shield), 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 (3.9–5.7 oz.), it is the smallest aracari in its range, and among the smallest members of the toucan family.
Wikipedia contributors, Green aracari; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:25:35.857804+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Green Aracari
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Genus
- Pteroglossus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyRamphastidae
- genusPteroglossus Illiger, 1811
- speciesPteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pteroglossus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-eared AracariPteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-mandibled AracariPteroglossus erythropygius Gould, 1843 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiery-billed AracariPteroglossus frantzii Cabanis, 1861 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Many-banded AracariPteroglossus pluricinctus Gould, 1836 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared AracariPteroglossus torquatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lettered AracariPteroglossus inscriptus Swainson, 1822 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-mandibled AracariPteroglossus mariae Gould, 1854 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-necked AracariPteroglossus aracari (Linnaeus, 1758) | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ivory-billed AracariPteroglossus azara (Vieillot, 1819) | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Curl-crested AracariPteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, 1832 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-billed AracariPteroglossus sanguineus Gould, 1854 | RamphastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554284 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4PWQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.