Stripe-billed aracari

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Stripe-billed aracari
Stripe-billed Aracari - Ecuador (1) (15788726733).jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Pteroglossus
Species:
P. sanguineus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus sanguineus
Gould, 1854
Synonyms
  • Pteroglossus torquatus sanguineus

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]

Taxonomy and systematics[]

The stripe-billed aracari is considered to be a subspecies of the collared aracari by some authorities.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pteroglossus sanguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726208A95228989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22726208A95228989.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Toucan | bird family". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. ^ "Aulacorhynchus sanguineus- Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.


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