The Lettered Araçari is a toucanet with letter-like markings on its upper bill. Males have a black head, females a chestnut head, and the species uses the Amazonian forest canopy.
It is about 34.5 cm long. The male has a black head and upper breast, while the female has chestnut there. The upperparts are greenish gray, the underparts yellow, and the yellow-orange upper bill has vertical letter-like marks; the lower rump is red.
It is uncommon in the Amazonian forest canopy. The account reports it up to 900 m along the Andean foothills.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.