The Collared Aracari is one of the smaller of the toucans, but a charming example. This is the only toucan that I actually had the pleasure of seeing in the wild. There were a few of them high up in a tree at Misol-Ha Waterfall outside of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.
They live from Southern Mexico to the northern third of South America. They eat fruit, insects, small reptiles, small animals and bird eggs.
Classification:
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Pteroglossus
Species: P. torquatus
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Collared Aracari
"Common name: Collared Aracari ♀ Scientific name: Pteroglossus torquatus Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela Conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern Captive (ISIS): 12 Institutions; 10 Males + 6 Females / 7 Unknowns"
Photo courtesy of Stavenn
Collared Aracari
"The collared aracari is a toucan which breeds from southern Mexico to Panama, Ecuador, Columbia and Venezuela. It is primarily an arboreal fruit-eater but will also take insects, lizards, bird eggs and other small prey."
Photo courtesy of naturelover2007
Collared Aracari and papaya - Lake Arenal region - Costa Rica
"A collared Aracari gourging on papaya from a feeding station at the Lucky Bug Gallery near Nuevo ARenal, Lake Arenal, Costa Rica."
Photo courtesy of abaesel
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus erythropygius)
"The local race erythropygius is often called "Pale-mandibled Aracari". The most recent research indicates that both erythropygius and sanguineus of far northwest Ecuador ("Striped-billed Aracari") are actually conspecific with the wide-ranging Collared Aracari that is found all the way up to Mexico. Restaurante Mirador Rio Blanco, San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. 18 July 2007. Digiscoped with a Samsung Digimax V70 through a Swarovski ATS65HD."
Photo courtesy of stolmstead
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Commentary:
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