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
Photos:
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
