Information about Pteroglossus
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The aracaris (sometimes araçaris) are medium-sized toucans in the genus Pteroglossus. They are brightly plumaged and with enormous colourful bills.
All the species are basically fruit-eating, but will take insects and other small prey. They are arboreal and nest in tree holes laying 2–4 white eggs. They are resident breeders and do not migrate.
The 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.
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).
One species, the distinctive Saffron Toucanet, was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Baillonius, but Kimura et al. (2004) was able to show that it belongs in the genus Pteroglossus[1].
Species list
- Lettered Aracari, Pteroglossus inscriptus
- Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
- Red-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus bitorquatus
- Ivory-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus azara
- Brown-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus mariae
- Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis
- Black-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus aracari
- Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
- Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
- Stripe-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus sanguineus
- Pale-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus erythropygius
- Many-banded Aracari, Pteroglossus pluricinctus
- Curl-crested Aracari, Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
- Saffron Toucanet, Pteroglossus bailloni
References
1. ^ South American Classification Committee. Merge Baillonius into Pteroglossus. Retrieved on 16 September 2007.
- BirdLife International 2004. Pteroglossus bailloni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
- Price, Roger D. & Weckstein, Jason D. (2005): The genus Austrophilopterus Ewing (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from toucans, toucanets, and araçaris (Piciformes: Ramphastidae). Zootaxa 918: 1-18. PDF fulltext
External links
- Extensive Gallery on Toucans
- List of Toucans
- Toucan videos on the Internet Bird Collection
P. erythropygius
Binomial name
Pteroglossus erythropygius
Gould, 1843
The Pale-mandibled Aracari (Pteroglossus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus erythropygius
Gould, 1843
The Pale-mandibled Aracari (Pteroglossus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Piciformes
Meyer & Wolf, 1810
Families
Galbulidae
Bucconidae
Capitonidae
Ramphastidae
Picidae
Indicatoridae
For prehistoric taxa, see text
Six families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes
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Meyer & Wolf, 1810
Families
Galbulidae
Bucconidae
Capitonidae
Ramphastidae
Picidae
Indicatoridae
For prehistoric taxa, see text
Six families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes
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Ramphastidae
Vigors, 1825
Genera
Andigena
Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Ramphastos
Selenidera
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics.
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Vigors, 1825
Genera
Andigena
Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Ramphastos
Selenidera
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics.
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Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (November 19, 1775 - May 1813) was a German entomologist and zoologist.
Illiger was the son of a merchant in Brunswick. He studied under the entomologist Johann Hellwig, and later worked on the zoological collections of Johann Centurius
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Illiger was the son of a merchant in Brunswick. He studied under the entomologist Johann Hellwig, and later worked on the zoological collections of Johann Centurius
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P. bailloni
Binomial name
Pteroglossus bailloni
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Baillonius bailloni The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus bailloni
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Baillonius bailloni The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni
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Ramphastidae
Vigors, 1825
Genera
Andigena
Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Ramphastos
Selenidera
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics.
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Vigors, 1825
Genera
Andigena
Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Ramphastos
Selenidera
Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics.
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Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.
In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.
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In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Ischnocera
Families
See text.
The Ischnocera is a large suborder of lice mostly parasitic on birds but including a large family (the Trichodectidae) parasitic on mammals.
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Families
See text.
The Ischnocera is a large suborder of lice mostly parasitic on birds but including a large family (the Trichodectidae) parasitic on mammals.
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Phthiraptera
Haeckel, 1896
Suborders
Anoplura
Rhyncophthirina
Ischnocera
Amblycera
Lice (singular: louse), also known as fly babies, (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless insects.
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Haeckel, 1896
Suborders
Anoplura
Rhyncophthirina
Ischnocera
Amblycera
Lice (singular: louse), also known as fly babies, (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless insects.
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Parasitism is one version of symbiosis ("living together"), a phenomenon in which two organisms which are phylogenetically unrelated co-exist over a prolonged period of time, usually the lifetime of one of the individuals.
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P. viridis
Binomial name
Pteroglossus viridis
Linnaeus, 1766
The Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus viridis
Linnaeus, 1766
The Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
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P. bailloni
Binomial name
Pteroglossus bailloni
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Baillonius bailloni The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus bailloni
(Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Baillonius bailloni The Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni
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Monotypic is an adjective that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type:
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Pteroglossus
Illiger, 1811
Species
14 (incl. the Saffron Toucanet), see text.
The aracaris (sometimes araçaris) are medium-sized toucans in the genus Pteroglossus.
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Illiger, 1811
Species
14 (incl. the Saffron Toucanet), see text.
The aracaris (sometimes araçaris) are medium-sized toucans in the genus Pteroglossus.
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P. inscriptus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus inscriptus
Swainson, 1822
The Lettered Aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus inscriptus
Swainson, 1822
The Lettered Aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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P. viridis
Binomial name
Pteroglossus viridis
Linnaeus, 1766
The Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus viridis
Linnaeus, 1766
The Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
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P. bitorquatus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus bitorquatus
Vigors, 1826
The Red-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus bitorquatus
Vigors, 1826
The Red-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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P. azara
Binomial name
Pteroglossus azara
(Vieillot, 1819)
The Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus azara) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus azara
(Vieillot, 1819)
The Ivory-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus azara) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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P. mariae
Binomial name
Pteroglossus mariae
Gould, 1854
The Brown-mandibled Aracari (Pteroglossus mariae) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus mariae
Gould, 1854
The Brown-mandibled Aracari (Pteroglossus mariae) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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P. castanotis
Binomial name
Pteroglossus castanotis
Gould, 1834
The Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis is native to South America.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus castanotis
Gould, 1834
The Chestnut-eared Aracari Pteroglossus castanotis is native to South America.
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P. aracari
Binomial name
Pteroglossus aracari
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Black-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus aracari
(Linnaeus, 1758)
The Black-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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P. torquatus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus torquatus
(Gmelin, 1788)
The Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus torquatus
(Gmelin, 1788)
The Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
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P. frantzii
Binomial name
Pteroglossus frantzii
Cabanis, 1861
The Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus frantzii
Cabanis, 1861
The Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
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P. sanguineus
Binomial name
Pteroglossus sanguineus
Gould, 1854
The Stripe-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus sanguineus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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Binomial name
Pteroglossus sanguineus
Gould, 1854
The Stripe-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus sanguineus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.
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