Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguusSwainson, WJ, 1823
English (US) Yellow-throated Toucan
The Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) 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
- Ramphastos ambiguus
- Family
- Ramphastidae (Toucans)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-throated Toucan
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
- Ramphastos ambiguus ambiguus
- Ramphastos ambiguus abbreviatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1823
- Type locality
- No locality = Buenavista, Colombia, by designation of Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 34, 1917, p. 328.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.3, no.33 pl.168,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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