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Blue-banded Toucanet - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Dave B Smith
Manu Road, Peru, June 2013
Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis

Identification

40–44 cm (15¾-17¼ in)

  • Green overall plumage
  • Blue and white supercilium
  • White throat
  • Blue breast band
  • Red rump

Distribution

South America: found in the Andes of eastern Peru (Huánuco) to southern Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

A variety of montane subtropical moist forests, cloud forests with dense undergrowth.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is not too well known. They eat fruits, insects and arthropods. They forage alone, in pairs and small groups.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

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