Aracaris
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The aracaris are medium-sized toucans in the genus Pteroglossus. They are brightly plumaged and with enormous colourful bills.
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
The Green Aracari is the smallest of its genus and is found in Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil.
Green Aracari
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Collared Aracari -- Parque Nacional Darién, Panama
Photograph by Mdf. GNU Free Documentation License. (view image details)
Collared Aracari, at Macaw Mountain Bird Park & Nature Reserve, Hondura ...
Lettered Aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus
Described by: Swainson (1822)
Alternate common name(s): Lesser Aracari, Lettered Toucan, Maroon-banded Aracari
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Aracari, Black-necked Pteroglossus aracari Found: South America
Photographed by: gallofoto
Aracari, Chestnut-eared Pteroglossus castanotis Found: South America
Photographed by: Rich Lindie in Argentina ...
Toucans range in size from the Lettered Aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus), at 130 g (4.6 oz) and 29 cm (11.5 inches), to the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), at 680 g (1.5 lb) and 63 cm (25 inches).
The smallest among these species is Pteroglossus inscriptus, which is known as Lettered Aracari. These small toucans weigh around 130 grams and they have a maximum body length of around 12 inches.
2 In 1656 the beak of an "Aracari of Brazil," which was a toucan of some sort, was contained in the Musaeum tradescantianum (p. 2), but the word toucan does not appear there.
Collared (Pale-mandibled) Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus erythropygius)
Restaurante Mirador, Los Bancos, Ecuador
11/28/07 ...
These two pictures taken by Richard through the scope are of the Curl-crested Aracari. Five birds were flying from tree to tree around the tower in what seemed to be courting display.
The under parts of smaller aracari toucans are yellow, crossed by one or more black or red bands, and the edges of the beak are saw-toothed. The toucanets have mostly green plumage with blue markings.
There are approximately 40 known species of toucans. They are classified in the same genealogical family as the toucanet -- a smaller version of the toucan -- and the aracari -- which has a differently shaped beak, and is smaller than the toucan.
Most brilliantly plumaged are the aracaris and hill toucans of the mountain forests of South America. Toucans are gregarious and, like the woodpeckers, nest in cavities.
 See also: Woodpecker, Collared aracari, Flycatcher, Nightjar, Grosbeak
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