Green Aracari

Taxobox
name = Green Aracari
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

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image_caption = male (black hood) on left, female (dark brownish hood) behind in center.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Piciformes
familia = Ramphastidae
genus = "Pteroglossus"
species = "P. viridis"
binomial = "Pteroglossus viridis"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1766The Green Aracari, "Pteroglossus viridis", is a toucan, a near-passerine bird found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America-(the Guiana Shield, etc.), in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 34 cm. (13.5 in.) from bill tip to tail tip, it is the smallest aracari. cite book | author = Steven L. Hilty | title = Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks) | publisher = Princeton University Press | location = Princeton, N.J | year = | pages = 460 | isbn = 0-691-09250-8 | oclc = | doi = ]

Its diet consists mostly of fruit, including the fruits of "Cecropia" trees and the palm "Oenocarpus bacaba".

Breeding occurs from February to June. It nests in tree cavities, producing 2-4 white eggs.

In captivity it is the most frequently bred aracari and member of the toucan family and is the most popular as a tame hand fed pet. They require a large cage due to their active nature, and a high fruit diet. The cage also requires toys to prevent boredom. When all these requirements are met the potential owner is rewarded with a loving companion bird for many years. cite book | author = Lester L. Short and Jennifer F. M. Horne; colour plates and line drawings by Albert Earl Gilbert | title = Toucans, barbets and honeyguides: Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford [Oxfordshire] | year = 2001 | pages = 370-372 | isbn = 0-19-854666-1 | oclc = | doi = ]

References

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3712 Green Aracari videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/10200800.htm Stamps] (for Guyana, Suriname) with ~RangeMap
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=green+aracari&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Green Aracari photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/images/green_aracari.jpgPhoto-Medium Res] ; [http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm Article] nashvillezoo—"Ramphastidae"
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/ptevir3119.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/greenaracari.html Article & synopsis w/systematics] arthurgrosset