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

# Pale-mandibled Aracari

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

- Scientific name: *Pteroglossus erythropygius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1333
- Wikidata: [Q841104](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q841104)
- iNaturalist taxon: [338135](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/338135)

## Names

- en: Pale-mandibled Aracari
- de: Hellschnabelarassari
- es: Arasarí Culirrojo
- fr: Araçari à bec clair
- nl: Bleeksnavelarassari
- pl: Arasari ekwadorski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (998), CO (141)

## Summary

The pale-mandibled aracari or pale-billed araçari (Pteroglossus erythropygius) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in southern Panama, western Colombia, Ecuador and northwestern Peru.

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

## Photo

![Pale-mandibled Aracari](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-mandibled-aracari/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346217328

## Machine access

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