Red-necked aracari

The red-necked aracari, or red-necked araçari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus), is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, aracaris, etc.

Red-necked aracari

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Pteroglossus
Species:
P. bitorquatus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus bitorquatus
Vigors, 1826
Subspecies

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It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the red-necked aracari include the double-collared aracari.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Western red-necked aracari (P. b. sturmii) - Natterer, 1843: Originally described as a separate species. Found in central Brazil to eastern Bolivia
  • P. b. reichenowi - Snethlage, E, 1907: Originally described as a separate species. Found in north-central Brazil
  • Brazilian red-necked aracari (P. b. bitorquatus) - Vigors, 1826: Found in north-eastern Brazil

Description

It is 38–45 cm (15–18 in) long and weighs 112-171 (4-6 oz.)[3] Both sexes are basically alike but the female has little to no black at the rear of the throat; crown more brown, less black or none; yellow band on breast narrower; bill shorter (Short/Horne). Immature birds are browner overall and lack vivid coloration. This species has a relatively long tail.

Habitat

The red-necked aracari is found in the southeast Amazon Basin and eastwards to the Atlantic coast on Marajó Island and the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It ranges only south of the Amazon River on the north, and southeastwards of the Madeira River in the west.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pteroglossus bitorquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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