Stripe-billed aracari
The stripe-billed aracari, or stripe-billed araçari (Pteroglossus sanguineus), is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. They mostly consume Fruits, but they're also open to a wide variety of animal foods like small reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Pteroglossus |
| Species: | P. sanguineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pteroglossus sanguineus Gould, 1854 | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The stripe-billed aracari is considered to be a subspecies of the collared aracari by some authorities.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Pteroglossus sanguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Toucan | bird family". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- "Aulacorhynchus sanguineus- Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
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