| Pteroglossus | |
|---|---|
 Black-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Piciformes |
| Family | Ramphastidae |
| Genus | Pteroglossus |
Pale-mandibled aracari
Pteroglossus or aracari and araçari, is a genus of medium-sized toucans that, together with the saffron toucanet, make up the genus Pteroglossus.
They are brightly plumaged and have enormous, contrastingly patterned bills. These birds are residents in forests and woodlands in the Neotropics.
Diet[]
All the species are basically fruit-eating, but will take insects and other small prey.
Nesting[]
They are arboreal and nest in tree holes laying 2–4 white eggs.
Social Behavior[]
At least some species of aracaris are unusual for toucans in that they roost socially throughout the year, up to six adults and fledged young sleeping in the same hole with tails folded over their backs.
Parasite[]
The ischnoceran louse Austrophilopterus flavirostris is suspected to parasitize most if not all species of aracaris, with the possible exception of the green aracari (Price & Weckstein 2005).
Species[]
One species, the distinctive saffron toucanet, was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Baillonius, but Kimura et al. (2004) showed that it belongs in the genus Pteroglossus.
Black-necked Aracari (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pteroglossus aracari) Ivory-billed Aracari (Vieillot, 1819) (Pteroglossus azara) Saffron Toucanet (Vieillot, 1819) (Pteroglossus bailloni) Curl-crested Aracari (Wagler, 1832) (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii) Red-necked Aracari (Vigors, 1826) (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) Chestnut-eared Aracari (Gould, 1834) (Pteroglossus castanotis) Pale-mandibled Aracari (Gould, 1843) (Pteroglossus erythropygius) Fiery-billed Aracari (Cabanis, 1861) (Pteroglossus frantzii) Lettered Aracari (Swainson, 1822) (Pteroglossus inscriptus) Brown-mandibled Aracari (Gould, 1854) (Pteroglossus mariae) Many-banded Aracari (Gould, 1836) (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) Stripe-billed Aracari (Gould, 1854) (Pteroglossus sanguineus) Collared Aracari (Gmelin, 1788) (Pteroglossus torquatus) Green Aracari (Linnaeus, 1766) (Pteroglossus viridis)