- Saffron Toucanet
Taxobox
name = Saffron Toucanet
image_caption =
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Piciformes
familia =Ramphastidae
genus = "Pteroglossus "
species = "P. bailloni"
binomial = "Pteroglossus bailloni"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot, 1819)
synonyms = "Baillonius bailloni"The Saffron Toucanet ("Pteroglossus bailloni") is a species of
bird in theRamphastidae family. It was formerly placed in themonotypic genus "Baillonius", but Kimura "et al." (2004) was able to show that the Saffron Toucanet belong in the genus "Pteroglossus ". [cite web | title = South American Classification Committee | work = Merge Baillonius into Pteroglossus | url = http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop151.html | accessdate = 2007-09-07] It is found inAtlantic Forest in far north-easternArgentina , south-easternBrazil , and easternParaguay .It is a relatively long-tailed
toucan with a total length of 35-40 cm (14-16 in). As suggested by itscommon name , it is, uniquely among toucans, overall saffron yellow. The back and tail are darker, more olive in colour. The rump, ocular skin and patches on the basal half of the otherwise greenish-horn bill are red. The iris is pale yellowish.This species' scientific name honors
Louis Antoine François Baillon . [cite web | title = Collection ornithologique musée George-Sand de La Châtre | work = Cahiers Naturalistes de l'Indre | url = http://cahiersnaturalistes.free.fr/oiseaux/coll_orni1.htm | accessdate = 2007-08-12]It is threatened by
habitat loss and currently consideredNear Threatened byBirdLife International .BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2464/all "Pteroglossus bailloni"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 27 July 2007.] It occurs in several protected areas, such as theItatiaia National Park andParque Estadual Intervales ; both in south-eastern Brazil.References
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=855 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]
* Mangoverde [http://mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec102-20.html Photos of the Saffron Toucanet]
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