Lettered Aracari

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Lettered Aracari
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Pteroglossus
Species: P. inscriptus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus inscriptus
Swainson, 1822

The Lettered Aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. It is one of the smaller toucans, weighing 130 g (4.6 oz) and being 29 cm (11.5 inches) in length.

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