The Northern Emerald-Toucanet is a medium-sized green toucanet with cinnamon at the tail tips. Pairs and small groups move through the canopy of humid tropical hills and highlands.
This medium-sized toucanet is green, with cinnamon-colored tips on the tail feathers. The black-and-yellow pattern of the bill varies across its range.
In humid tropical hills and highlands, it moves through the canopy in pairs or small groups and visits fruiting trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.