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Northern Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus(Gould, J, 1833)

English (US) Northern Emerald Toucanet

The Northern Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ramphastidae (Toucans) in the order Piciformes.

Scientific name
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Family
Ramphastidae (Toucans)
Order
Piciformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Northern Emerald Toucanet
Described by
(Gould, J, 1833)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Pteroglossus prasinus
Described by
(Gould, J, 1833)
Type locality
Mexico = Valle Real fide Hellmayr, Nov. Zool, 20, 1913, p. 255.
Original description
A monograph of the Ramphastidæ, or family of toucans Pt1 pl.29,text

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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