Toucans (Ramphastidae)
Saffron Toucanet (Baillonius bailloni) - HBW 7, p. 260
French: Toucan de Baillon
German: Goldtukan
Spanish: Arasarí Banana
Taxonomy: Ramphastos Bailloni Vieillot, 1819, no locality = Brazil.
Has been allied with Andigena, and even placed within that genus, but probably more closely related to Pteroglossus, though even this relationship appears to be distant. Probably a relict species, purportedly the sister taxon of Pteroglossus. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Brazil (Pernambuco; Bahía, Espírito Santo and adjacent Minas Gerais S to W & NE Santa Catarina and far N Rio Grande do Sul) to EC Paraguay and NE Argentina (N Misiones).
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A close-up of a bird's head, then feeding at a fruit feeder Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 1 June 2007 4 years ago 59 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched, defecating and flying away Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A perched bird regurgitating a fruit Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 July 2004 5 years ago 15 sec 3.8 -
Two birds in a palm, eating dates Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2004 5 years ago 29 sec 3.6 -
Birds at a feeder Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 11 weeks ago 58 sec 3.4 -
Birds at a feeder, in the very early hour Locality Serra dos Tucanos Lodge, Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 16 weeks ago 49 sec 3
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One bird perching in a tree
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Tomas Grim 29 August 2010 41 weeks ago 4.7 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 13 June 2005 3 years ago 4.5 -
Close-up
Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
Jonathan Beilby 1 June 2011 37 weeks ago 3.8 -
Back view.
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 10 October 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
On a branch
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Guy Poisson 16 September 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
This picture was taken at one of the fruit feeders off the veranda of the Hotel do Ype at Itatiaia NP in southeast Brazil. The
Locality Brazil
Tony Menart 15 March 2007 1 year ago 3.2
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