Curl-crested aracari
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Ramphastidae |
Genus: | Pteroglossus |
Species: | P. beauharnaisii
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Binomial name | |
Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler, 1831
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Synonyms | |
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The curl-crested araçari or curl-crested araçari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii) is a
Taxonomy and systematics
The curl-crested aracari was
The curl-crested aracari is monotypic.[2]
Description
The curl-crested aracari is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long and weighs 164 to 280 g (5.8 to 9.9 oz). It gains its English name from unique curly, shiny, black feathers on the top of its head and nape; they resemble pieces of plastic or enamel. Males and females are alike except that the female has a shorter bill. Their bill has a brown-orange line at its base. The
Distribution and habitat
The curl-crested aracari is found in the southwestern
Behavior
Movement
The curl-crested aracari apparently makes short-distance or local movements but is otherwise a year-round resident.[8]
Feeding
The curl-crested aracari usually forages in groups of up to 12 individuals, and usually in the canopy. It does feed at fruiting bushes near the ground. Its diet has not been detailed but is known to be mostly fruit. Its diet also includes eggs and young of other birds, and it is known to tear apart the nests of yellow-rumped caciques (Cacicus cela) to obtain them.[8]
Breeding
The curl-crested aracari's breeding season appears to be mostly May to August but it may start earlier and extend longer. Its nest, eggs, and the rest of its breeding biology are not known.[8]
Vocalization
The curl-crested aracari's calls include series of "deep 'rrek' notes, soft 'rrr' to hard, even grunting 'grenk' notes". It also makes a "softer 'et-et'" when settling into a roost.[8] Another author adds a "low, raucous 'cha-cha-cha cha wruh cha--'."[9]
Status
The
Gallery
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Illustration by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter
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At San Diego Zoo, US
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At San Diego Zoo
References
- ^ . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
- ^ Wagler, J. G. (1831). "Einiges über die von Sr. Durchlaucht dem Hrn. Herzoge August von Leuchtenberg aus Brasilien zurückgebrachte, in Eichstädt aufgestellte Naturaliensammlung". Das Ausland (in German). 4 (118): 469–471.
- S2CID 218794276.
- ^ Bonaparte, C. L. (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud E. J. Brill.
- ^ Heine, F.; Reichenow, A. (1890). Nomenclator Musei Heineani Ornithologici (in German). Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn.
- ^ a b c d e f g Short, L.L. and A. Bonan (2021). Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cucara1.01.1 retrieved December 24, 2022
- ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.
Further reading
- John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter: A Monograph of the Ramphaastidae, or Family of Toucans, London 1854
- new edition: with 51 coloured tables and a preface by ISBN 978-3-8365-0524-6
- new edition: with 51 coloured tables and a preface by
External links
Media related to Pteroglossus beauharnaesii at Wikimedia Commons
- Curl-crested Aracari videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- "Curly-crested Aracari" photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Trip Report tropicalbirding
- Photo-Medium Res--(Dorsal View); Article nashvillezoo.org—"Ramphastidae"