Pteroglossus beauharnaesii

(Wagler, 1832)

Vernacular names
English : Curl-crested Araçari
French : Araçari de Beauharnais

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
46 cm body length. Unmistakable with its curly and shiny feathers on top of head. Black-tipped white feathers on throat and neck, yellow breast and red belly.

Range and habitat
Amazonia, south of Amazon river, from Peru and western Brazil to North Bolivia. Lives in humid tropical rainforests, especially in lowlands.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : Still fairly common in the wild but sensitive to clearing of forests and capture of wild specimens for international bird trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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