Curl-crested Aracari

Curl-crested Aracari
At Riverbanks Zoo, USA.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Ramphastidae
Genus:	Pteroglossus
Species:	P. beauharnaesii
Binomial name
Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler, 1832
Synonyms
Beauharnaisius beauharnaesii

The Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii), also known as the Curly-crested Aracari, is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, the Toucans. It measures 40-45 cm (16-18 in) long and 190-280 grams (6.7-10 oz.)^[1] On account of its relatively long tail and curly crest (the latter only visible up close), it was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Beauharnaisius.

Range and ecology

By Gould

The Curl-crested Aracari is found in the southwestern section of the Amazon Basin, with the Amazon River being its northern range limit. Near the Amazon River, its range extends east to about the Madeira River, while it in the southern half of its range extends east to around the Xingu River. It is overall rare to uncommon, but regularly seen at several localities, including the Tambopata-Candamo reserve in Peru, the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia, and the Cristalino State Park near Alta Floresta in Brazil.

It is found in Amazonian Peru, Bolivia and Brazil south of the Amazon River. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is primarily a frugivore, but will also take nestling of birds such as the Yellow-rumped Cacique.

Due to its extensive range, it is considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and consequently the IUCN.

Literature

• John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter: A Monograph of the Ramphaastidae, or Family of Toucans, London 1854
  • new edition: with 51 coloured tables and a preface by Jonathan Elphick: Taschen, Köln 2011 ISBN 978-3-8365-0524-6

References

Media related to Pteroglossus beauharnaesii at Wikimedia Commons

• BirdLife International 2004. Pteroglossus beauharnaesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
• Curl-crested Araçari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii). arthurgrosset.com. Accessed 2008-07-29

External links

• Curl-crested Aracari videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• "Curly-crested Aracari" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
• Photo-High Res; Trip Report tropicalbirding
• Photo-Medium Res--(Dorsal View); Article nashvillezoo.org—"Ramphastidae"

1. ^ http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm