Northern Emerald-Toucanet
          
         
            
               Aulacorhynchus prasinus
            
               (L 12-14" 4.2-8.1 oz)
          
         
            
               Soda y Mirador
               Cinchona Ristorante
            
               17Jan2022
          
         
            
               Four subspecies are recognized
               ...generally common at higher
               elevations.
          
         
            
               Aulacorhynchus is Greek for
               furrowed bill; prasinus is
               Greek for leek-green.
          
         
            
               © Andrew
               Spencer
            
               Macaulay
               Library
          
         
         
            
               The Neotropics are a wonderland
               for a northern birder.
            
               (Scott Weidensaul)