Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela.
Patchily distributed along rivers, from extreme eastern Colombia (R Vaupés region) and southern Venezuela to north-western Brazil (R Solimíµes from Tonantins to Codajás, and north to upper R Negro); reports from Guyana and French Guiana require confirmation, as there is no evidence of occurrence in intervening areas.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Tawny-tufted Toucanet (Selenidera nattereri) [XC80975]
by id from Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia (song)
Tawny-tufted Toucanet (Selenidera nattereri) [XC229658]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Cucuy road north of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Probably forms a superspecies with Red-billed Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii), Gould's Toucanet (Selenidera gouldii) and Spot-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris). Guianan Toucanet (Selenidera piperivora) and Yellow-eared Toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) have sometimes been included too, but these two appear to differ from others in voice and display behaviour.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet