The blue-throated toucanet (Aulacorhynchus caeruleogularis ) is a near-passerine bird living in the mountain forests of Costa Rica, Panama and far northwestern Colombia. While considered a species based primarily on morphology, some authorities continue to consider it a subspecies of the emerald toucanet.
The blue-throated toucanets live in humid mountain forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. Its natural elevation range is from 2,500 ft (762 m) to 7,600 ft (2,316 m) above sea level and it is generally common within its range.
The bird mostly consumes fruits and insects, but can also eat other birds' eggs. The call of the blue-throated toucanet is a loud and high-pitched (occasionally low-pitched) rrrip, rrrip, rrrip, rrrip,.
This toucan nests in old woodpecker holes. The nests can be up to 70 ft (21 m) above the ground. Each nest contains 2–4 eggs, white in colour. The eggs have about a 15-day incubation period.