Green Aracari

ANIMAL:
Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis

Type of Animal:
Toucan

Habitat:
Forests & savannas

Location(s):
Guiana Shield, NE Amazon Basin of Brazil, E Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela

Appearance:
Male has black head/neck, female has bright chestnut head/neck, both sexes have yellow/dark red/black beaks, bare skin around eyes turquoise in front & red behind, yellow belly, females have smaller bills

Food/Diet:
Fruits, insects, nuts, eggs, small lizards, young/small birds, vegetables, insect larvae

Status in Wild:
Stable

Conservation:
Breeding in zoos, aquariums, breeding centers, & aviculture

Lifestyle:
Flocks of 2-16 birds. Break off into pairs/families for breeding/nesting season. Sometimes helpers aid in rearing of younger siblings.

Additional Info:

Called:
Male: Cock
Female: Hen
Young: Chick
Group: Flock
 
Weight:
Male: 5.6 oz
Female: 3.8 oz
 
Gestation:
2.5 weeks 

Life Span:
7-8 years in wild, 10-15 years in captivity

Height:
1 ft

Body Length:
1 ft

Tail Length:
0.5 ft

Main predators are raptors, snakes, crocodilians, felids, & monkeys.
 
Females lay 1-4 eggs per clutch. Can produce up to 4 clutches per year.
 
Sexually mature at a year old.
 
Serrated edges of bills help grip/gather food.
 
Like all toucans, they don’t have down feathers at any age & have parrot-like zygodactyl feet (2 toes forward & 2 back).
 
To sleep, they place bills on backs & raise tails to form roof over backs/bills.
 
Have woodpecker-like chuckling call.

Fun Fact(s):
Very popular in pet trade, being most popular toucan species kept as pets.
 
Bill honeycomb of bone containing lots of air.
 
Since they’re poor flyers, they often move around by hopping.
 
Able to adjust blood flow in beak.
 
Bristles along sides of tongue help bird catch/taste food before swallowing.

8 thoughts on “Green Aracari

  1. Shad

    Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems
    as though you relied on the video to make your point. You
    obviously know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just
    posting videos to your weblog when you could be giving us something enlightening to
    read?

    Reply
  2. off white

    I抦 impressed, I have to say. Really rarely do I encounter a weblog that抯 each educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you’ve got hit the nail on the head. Your concept is outstanding; the issue is something that not enough individuals are talking intelligently about. I’m very glad that I stumbled across this in my search for one thing relating to this.

    Reply
  3. Roger

    It is perfect time to make a few plans for the long run and it’s time to be happy.
    I have learn this post and if I may I desire to counsel you few fascinating things or advice.
    Maybe you could write next articles relating to this article.
    I desire to read even more things about it!

    Reply
  4. Ted

    Fantastic goods from you, man. I’ve understand your stuff previous
    to and you’re just extremely excellent. I really like what you’ve acquired
    here, really like what you’re saying and the way in which you
    say it. You make it entertaining and you still take care of to keep it wise.
    I can’t wait to read much more from you. This is really a terrific web site.

    Reply
  5. a bathing ape

    Good post. I be taught one thing more difficult on different blogs everyday. It would at all times be stimulating to read content from other writers and observe a bit of something from their store. I抎 desire to make use of some with the content material on my blog whether you don抰 mind. Natually I抣l give you a link on your net blog. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *