---
title: "Fiery-billed Aracari"
description: "Pteroglossus frantzii — Birds. The fiery-billed aracari or fiery-billed araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/fiery-billed-aracari
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fiery-billed Aracari

> Pteroglossus frantzii — Birds. The fiery-billed aracari or fiery-billed araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.

- Scientific name: *Pteroglossus frantzii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2064
- Wikidata: [Q261306](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261306)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18565](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18565)

## Names

- en: Fiery-billed Aracari
- de: Feuerschnabelarassari
- es: Tucancillo Piquianaranjado
- fr: Araçari de Frantzius
- nl: Vuursnavelarassari
- pl: Arasari płomienny

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1757), PA (198)

## Summary

The fiery-billed aracari or fiery-billed araçari (Pteroglossus frantzii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiery-billed_aracari

## Photo

![Fiery-billed Aracari](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fiery-billed-aracari/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387762008

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fiery-billed-aracari?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).