Toucans (Ramphastidae)
Green Araçari (Pteroglossus viridis) - HBW 7, p. 260
French: Araçari vert
German: Grünarassari
Spanish: Arasarí verde
Taxonomy: Ramphastos viridis Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne.
May form a superspecies with P. inscriptus. Less closely related to P. bitorquatus. Race humboldti of P. inscriptus treated by some authors as belonging within present species, but appears much closer to P. inscriptus. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Venezuela (Delta Amacuro S to E Amazonas) E through the Guianas, and S to N Brazil (S to Amazon, W to E Roraima and R Negro).
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A bird perched and preening, looking back Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 4.8 -
A dorsal view of an individual stretching its wings Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 5 years ago 11 sec 4.6 -
A bird standing on a branch, looking around and climbing up Locality Río Grande, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2007 5 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
A female perched and then visiting a hole Locality Bronx Zoo, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird eliciting (probable) alarm calls because of a passed by Ornate Hawk-eagle. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 3.4 -
Two birds feeding from the hand, and a close-up of its heads. Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2012 37 weeks ago 23 sec 3.2
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Male
Locality French Guiana
Thierry Nogaro 4 January 2008 4 years ago 4.4 -
An adult female perched.
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 34 weeks ago 4.1 -
Female on a branch.
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 6 August 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A close-up of the head of a bird.
Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2012 37 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bird on a stump.
Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 8 August 2010 2 years ago 3
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Three excited birds eliciting (probable) alarm calls because of an Ornate Hawk-eagle who just flew by them. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname
(Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 15 weeks ago 3
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