Ariel Toucan Ramphastos ariel

Ariel Toucan Ramphastos ariel

Endangered

Brazil

No conservation

The Ariel Toucan is one of the most iconic birds of the Amazon rainforest, depicted in countless pieces of art and historical renderings. They live in forested lowlands, most often near water, forest edge, swamp forest, clearings, riverine forest, patches in savannas, cerrado and riverine forest, up to c.1,700 m, but generally below 1,000 m. They are much less common in secondary, selectively cut forest even a decade after cutting (del Hoyo et al. 2002, 2014).

An iconic #bird of the #Amazon #rainforest #SouthAmerica the Ariel #Toucan is endangered from #hunting #beef and #soy #palmoil #deforestation. Support this animal’s survival with your weekly shop. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife #govegan

Tweet

The primary threat to this species is accelerating deforestation in the Amazon basin as land is cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network (Soares-Filho et al. 2006, Bird et al. 2011).

IUCN red list

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The Ariel Toucan is also declining as a result of hunting pressure (del Hoyo et al. 2002, 2014). Based on a model of deforestation in the Amazon basin, and its susceptibility to hunting, it is suspected that this bird’s population is declining very rapidly over three generations, and it has therefore been classified as Endangered.

Support the conservation of this species

There are no known conservation activities for this species. Support this forgotten animal with your art! Submit to Creatives for Cool Creatures.

Further Information

Merazonia wildlife rescue and sanctuary rehabilitate parrots and toucans, some of the most trafficked animals in the world. Donate to them here

BirdLife International. 2016. Ramphastos ariel. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22726233A94915441. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726233A94915441.en. Downloaded on 16 February 2021.

---

Contribute in five ways

1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• WordPress
• YouTube
• Mail
• Mastodon

2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.

3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.

4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.

5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here