Spot-billed toucanet

Spot-billed toucanet
Male in Brazil
Female in Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Ramphastidae
Genus:Selenidera
Species: S. maculirostris
Binomial name
Selenidera maculirostris
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Pteroglossus maculirostris

The spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones). The spot-billed toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus. It is 35 cm (14 in) long and weighs 140-200 grams (4.9-7.1 oz.)[2] Except for the bill-pattern, it resembles the Gould's toucanet, and the two have been considered conspecific in the past.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Selenidera maculirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2018-04-01.


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