Collared Aracari

Like other toucans, the Collared Aracari is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is typically 41 cm long and weighs 230 g.

Picture of the Collared Aracari has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.
Original source: Adalberto Hernandez Vega from Copan Ruinas, Honduras
Author: Adalberto Hernandez Vega from Copan Ruinas, Honduras

The Collared Aracari is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico to Panama; also Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Contents - * 1 Description * 2 Behaviour * 2. More

Collared Aracari Toucan at Macaw Mountain Bird Park, Honduras - "Collared Aracari Toucan" Collared Aracari Toucan Kirsten Hubbard Now this little guy was my favorite. He's a Collared Aracari Toucan, one of several species of toucan and toucanet at Honduras's Macaw Mountain Bird Park. According to Wikipedia, Collared Aracari Toucans are unique in that they roost socially for much of the year, the mothers living communally with other mothers and fledglings. More

* Collared Aracari (Pale-mandibled ssp) at feeder at Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Area, Pichincha Province, Ecuador Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp erythropygius) Ron Flemal 15 April 2009 50 weeks ago 4 * Two birds close together. Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp erythropygius) Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 1 year ago 3. More

Collared Aracaris are social birds and commonly live in groups of about 5-15 birds. The group most often consists of a breeding pair and their offspring from previous seasons. The birds communicate with each other by making a variety of sounds, including rattles, purrs and squeaks. They will also sometimes use their bills to pound on the entrance to their nest, which makes a sound similar to a woodpecker’s drumming. Groups of Collared Aracaris usually roost together each night in a tree cavity. More

The Collared Aracari is common in Caribbean lowland and premontane forest. In cannot live in areas that are heavily deforested, and is not usually above elevations of 1,000 m (or 1,200 m in the southeastern part of Costa Rica). On the Pacific side of Costa Rica, this bird is found only rarely except in more southern forests of the country. The Fiery-billed Aracari lives in forest similar to the home of the Collared, but can live at elevations up to 1,500 m. More

The Collared Aracari Toucan, Number Seven on the List - They say there are forty two different species of toucans and of those Costa Rica lays claim to being home to six of the species. After living in Central Costa Rica for a year though I would have to add another species that is not included in the list of six. In the area that we lived in, up in the mountainous region above the town of Guapiles, toward Mt. More

Collared AracariThe Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus, is a toucan which breeds from southern Mexico to Panama. The Collared Aracari is a common resident breeder in lowland forests and slightly more open woodland. The 3 white eggs are laid in an unlined natural cavity or old woodpecker nest high in a tree. Both sexes incubate the eggs for about 16 days, and the toucan chicks remain in the nest after hatching. More

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A collared aracari (a type of toucan) rests in a cecropia tree. A family of these guys lived around the lodge. They made an interesting call, one that resembled a stick moving quickly against a series of evenly-spaced ridges. Prev Prev 06-collared-aracari: A collared aracari (a type of toucan) rests in a cecropia tree. A family of these guys lived around the lodge. They made an interesting call, one that resembled a stick moving quickly against a series of evenly-spaced ridges. More

A collared aracari takes flight from its nest in a tree hollow. Prev Prev 08-collared-aracari: A collared aracari takes flight from its nest in a tree hollow. Next Next - Print Size Style Price Order 08-collared-aracari.jpg Now! 5x7 Print Only $9. More

The collared aracari is a small awkward-looking toucan with a prominent enormously-oversized bill. It is fairly common throughout its 500,000 square mile Latin American range, and frequently seen at Selva Verde Lodge, where groups of aracaris often visit bird feeders and forage in local fruiting trees. All 35 members of the toucan family occur exclusively in the New World tropics. There are 14 species of aracaris, all with slender bodies, richly-colored plumage and banana-shaped hollow bills. More

The Collared Aracari has a much more sharp and pointed tail than the larger Toucans. Aracaris are highly sociable and usually found in small flocks. They roost communally in tree holes. Young aracaris may be fed by a group of adults instead of just the parents, which is unusual for birds to do. More

The Collared Aracari makes its home year-round in the tropical rainforests of southern Mexico and throughout Central America. The most distinctive physical chararcteristic of the Aracari is its amazing beak. Their beaks, about 4 inces long, are almost a quarter of the bird's entire body. Their bodies are a rainbow of colors, especially their breasts and beaks. On their breasts, Collared Aracaris have yellow, red and green feathers. They also have red or blue plumage surrounding their eyes. More

Like other toucans, the Collared Aracari is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is typically 41 cm long and weighs 230 g. The Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico to Panama; also Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. More

Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Genus : Pteroglossus
Species : torquatus
Authority : (Gmelin, 1788)