- Pteroglossus aracari
Identification
- Black head
- Chestnut-black ear-coverts
- Dark green upperparts
- Red rump
- Yellow underparts
- Black throat
- Red band across the lower chest
- Ivory maxilla and black mandible.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- P. a. atricollis:
- P. a. aracari:
- Disjunct populations in north-central, east and south-eastern Brazil
- P. a. wiedii:
- Eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina)
A fourth subspecies formosus is generally considered to be invalid.[2]
Habitat
Savanna, wetlands and rainforests.
Behaviour
Breeding
They do not tolerate disturbance at the nest site, so will generally have several nesting holes in the area. The clutch consists of two to four eggs which are incubated for 16-17 days.
Diet
The diet includes fruit and some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Aracari. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Aracari
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
