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green aracari

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{speciesbox

| name = Green aracari

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Pteroglossus viridis |volume=2016 |page=e.T22681994A95210922 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681994A95210922.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A2

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

| image = Pteroglossus viridis -Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, USA -female-8a.jpg

| image_caption = Female at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, USA

| genus = Pteroglossus

| species = viridis

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)

| synonyms =

| range_map = Pteroglossus viridis map.svg

}}

The green araçari (Pteroglossus viridis), is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America (the Guiana Shield), in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 30–40 cm. (12–16 in) long and weighing 110–160 grams (3.9–5.7 oz.), it is the smallest aracari in its range,{{cite book | author = Steven L. Hilty | title = Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks) | year = 2003 | publisher = Princeton University Press | location = Princeton, N.J | pages = 460 | isbn = 0-691-09250-8 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm |title=Ramphastidae (Toucans, Toucanets, & Aracaris) |access-date=2007-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819114100/http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm |archive-date=2007-08-19 }} and among the smallest members of the toucan family.

Taxonomy and systematics

File:Pteroglossus viridis at the Denver Zoo-2012 03 12 0992.jpg, Denver, Colorado.]] The green aracari was originally classified in the genus Ramphastos. The species is named for the green feathers covering its back.

Description

Males' crowns are black, while females' are reddish brown.[http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet/green-aracari "Green Aracari Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"]

Behaviour and ecology

=Breeding=

Breeding occurs from February to June. It nests in tree cavities, producing 2–4 white eggs. The parents cooperate in rearing their young.

=Food and feeding=

Its diet consists mostly of fruit, including the fruits of Cecropia trees and the palm Oenocarpus bacaba.{{cite book | author = Lester L. Short and Jennifer F. M. Horne; colour plates and line drawings by Albert Earl Gilbert | title = Toucans, barbets and honeyguides: Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford [Oxfordshire] | year = 2001 | pages = 370–372 | isbn = 0-19-854666-1 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EMEKaTlR3qcC&pg=PA370 | access-date = 2012-04-10}} The serrated edges of the green aracari's large bill help the bird to grip and gather fruit. Insects are also an occasional part of the diet, giving the birds additional protein.

Pets

In captivity it is the most frequently bred member of the toucan family and is the most popular as a tame hand-fed pet. It requires a large cage and toys to prevent boredom due to its active nature, and a high-fruit diet. When all these requirements are met it is an affectionate companion for many years.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

References

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External links

  • {{Commonscat-inline|Pteroglossus viridis}}
  • [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3712 Green aracari videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000919045218/http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/10200800.htm Stamps]}} (for Guyana, Suriname) with ~RangeMap
  • {{VIREO|green+aracari}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060511163312/http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/images/green_aracari.jpg Photo-Medium Res]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20070819114100/http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm Article] nashvillezoo—"Ramphastidae"
  • [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/ptevir3119.jpg Photo-High Res]; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/greenaracari.html Article & synopsis w/systematics] arthurgrosset

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green aracari

Category:Birds of the Guiana Shield

Category:Birds of the Amazon rainforest

green aracari

green aracari