Nombre en español: Arasarí Cuellinegro
Nombre en inglés: Black-necked Araçari
Nombre científico: Pteroglossus aracari
Familia: Ramphastidae
Categorías: Hipotéticas
El arasarí cuellinegro (Pteroglossus aracari) es un tucán del género Pteroglossus nativo de las selvas de Brasil, Venezuela y las Guayanas.
Descripción
Mide 43 cm de longitud. Presenta maxila blanca, que contrasta con la mandíbula negra. La cabeza, el cuello y las partes superiores son negruzcas; tiene plumas verdosas o azuladas entre las negruzcas y una mancha color castaño oscuro alrededor del oído; el vientre es amarillo, traspasado por la mitad por una banda roja; las plumas del pernil son verde oliva. Cola es de color verde oscura con matices azules.
Alimentación
Se alimenta de frutos, artrópodos y otros invertebrados pequeños.
Reproducción
La incubación dura 16 días. Los polluelos abandonan el nido a los 40 días de nacidos.
Black-necked aracari
The black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracari), is a species of bird in the toucan family. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy and systematics
The black-necked aracari was originally classified in the genus Ramphastos. Alternative names include beautiful aracari and Maximilian’s aracari.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:
- P. a. atricollis – (Statius Müller, PL, 1776): Originally described as a separate species. Found in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil
- P. a. aracari – (Linnaeus, 1758): Found in north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern Brazil
- P. a. wiedii – Sturm, JHCF & Sturm, JW, 1847: Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pteroglossus. Found in south-eastern Brazil
Description
The black-necked aracari measures 35–45 cm (14–18 in) long and weighs 177-309 grams (6-10.9 oz.) It is a typical but thickset aracari with a single red band across its otherwise yellow chest. Its upper mandible is pale yellow while the lower mandible is black.
Distribution and habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Behaviour and ecology
Breeding
The black-necked aracari nests in hollows in the trees created by either woodpeckers or by broken tree branches.
Fuentes: Wikipedia/eBird/xeno-canto
