Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii Scientific name definitions

A stunning and distinctive small toucanet, the Golden-collared Toucanet is widely distributed in lowland forest through western Amazonia from eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia south through eastern Peru and western Brazil. It does not overlap with other species within this genus. It is mainly found in the canopy of terra firme forest in the lowlands, but ranges up into the lower foothills of the Andes. It is replaced west of the Andes by the similar Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis), and in the Guianan Shield region by Tawny-tufted Toucanet (Selenidera nattereri), which is also quite similar. It forages mainly on fruit, and is most easily seen from a canopy platform or walkway.