Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis d'Orbigny, 1840

Size

The blue-banded toucanet measures 40 to 44 cm (16 to 17 inches) in length and weighs 173 to 257 g (6.1 to 9.1 ounces). Males and females have identical outward appearance.

Adult Bill Characteristics

Adult blue-banded toucanets have a bluish horn-colored bill.

Adult Plumage

Their overall plumage is primarily green, with a red rump, white throat, a faint diffuse blue band spanning the chest, and greenish-yellow undertail coverts. They have a blue and white supercilium, and pale blue plumage below the eye.

Adult Eye Features

Their eye color can range from white through yellow to reddish brown, and the eye is surrounded by bare dark grayish skin.

Adult Tail Characteristics

Their tail is mostly green, with rust-colored tips on the central tail feathers.

Immature Appearance

Immature blue-banded toucanets are duller in color than adults, but are otherwise similar in appearance.

Main Distribution Range

The blue-banded toucanet is primarily distributed along the east slope of the Andes, ranging from the Department of Huánuco in central Peru south to Bolivia's Santa Cruz Department. It can also be found in a small number of isolated areas further east of this main range.

Habitat

This species lives in moist subtropical montane forest and cloudforest.

Elevation Range

It has been recorded at elevations between 1,470 and 3,050 m (4,800 and 10,000 ft), but most individuals occur between 1,600 and 2,500 m (5,200 and 8,200 ft).