Alternative names: Gold-collared Toucanet, Reinwardt's Toucanet
- Selenidera reinwardtii
Identification
33–35 cm
There are two sub-species which have very different bill colouring.
S. r. langsdorffii has a black bill but with the base a green-grey colour
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- S. r. reinwardtii:
- S. r. langsdorffii:
Habitat
Forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit, particularly figs and some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-collared Toucanet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-collared_Toucanet