- Selenidera piperivora
Selenidera culik
Identification
33–35 cm (13-13¾ in)
- Green upperparts
- Green tail, with chestnut tips
- Red and black bill
Distribution
South America: found from extreme south-eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil north of the Amazon.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Moist lowland and hill forests; and gallery forests in savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of fruit, especially peppers and includes, figs and palm fruits. They also eat insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guianan Toucanet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guianan_Toucanet
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