- Pteroglossus azara
Identification
36–45 cm (14¼-17¾ in)
- Black cap (male)
- Brown cap (female)
- Bill mostly yellow or cream, longer in the male
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
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Subspecies P.a. flavirostris
Photo by Peter R. Bono
from canopy tower, Manu Wildlife Center (approx. 320m), Peru, August 2008
Photo by Peter R. Bono
from canopy tower, Manu Wildlife Center (approx. 320m), Peru, August 2008
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. flavirostris:
- P. a. azara:
- West Brazil in Amazonas (between Rio Negro and Rio Solimões)
- P. a. mariae:
- East Peru and western Brazil south of Amazon to north-central Bolivia
The subspecies mariae is sometimes considered a full species, Brown-mandibled Aracari.
Habitat
Found in the canopy of tropical rainforest; observed at heights around 610 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of a wide variety of fruits, they have also been observed flycatching.
Breeding
Their clutch consists of 3-4 pure ellipitcal white eggs. Incubation lasts 16 days, and young fledge the nest at 40-42 days.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- nfss.org
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ivory-billed Aracari. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ivory-billed_Aracari