Firebeak Arassari
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Firebeak Arassari ( Pteroglossus frantzii ) |
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The Fiery-Billed Aracari ( Pteroglossus frantzii ) is in Central America beheimateter woodpecker bird from the family of toucans . It belongs to the genus of the Schwarzarassaris and was first described in 1861 by Jean Louis Cabanis . Its scientific name goes back to the ornithologist Alexander von Frantzius .
No subspecies are distinguished.
description
Adult fire-billed macaws reach a body length of 38 to 40 centimeters. They weigh an average of around 250 grams. There is no noticeable sexual dimorphism .
The fire-beaked arassari is similar in appearance to the closely related collared arassari . As with this one, its plumage is largely light yellow on the belly side, while the wings, back and head are mostly black, with a red spot above the tail. The wide red stripe below the breast and the dark spot above are striking. The eyes are outlined in red. The upper beak is black with an elongated, wide and orange-red side stripe that extends to the tip of the beak. The beak base is olive green. The lower beak is black. Both the upper and lower beak are lined with white at the base.
distribution and habitat
The Firebeak Arassari is found in forests on the Pacific coast of southern Costa Rica and western Panama . According to the IUCN , its existence is currently not endangered despite the small distribution area of only 19,000 km².
The habitat of the Feuerschnabelarassaris are moist forests and adjacent clearings as well as forest edges. It occurs up to an altitude of 1,500 meters. In his habitat he prefers to stay in the treetops. It is only very rarely seen near the ground.
behavior
Like the closely related collared arassari, the fire-billed arassari is one of the few species of toucan that has been observed in the wild over a long period of time.
Firebeaked macaws usually come in small groups. These include up to ten individuals. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, insects , bird eggs and lizards . Like most other species of toucan, the fire-billed macaw also eats nestlings of other bird species and eggs. As a nesting and sleeping place, the bird uses tree hollows, which in many cases were previously inhabited by woodpeckers such as the king woodpecker or the line woodpecker . The bottom of nesting holes is typically covered with choked seeds. Both males and females take part in the brood, which lasts about 16 days. The chicks fledge after about 6 weeks, but are still fed a few weeks after leaving the nest.
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literature
- Werner Lantermann: Toucans and Arassaris. Filander Verlag, Fürth 2002, ISBN 3-930831-46-5
- Lester L. Short and Jennifer FM Horne: Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides - Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-19-854666-1
- Skutch, AF (1958): Roosting and Nesting of Aracari Toucans (PDF; 1.6 MB), in The Condor: 60 (4): 207-217.
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Pteroglossus frantzii in the Internet Bird Collection
Single receipts
- ↑ Lantermann, p. 142
- ↑ Pteroglossus frantzii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ Lantermann, p. 143
- ↑ Lantermann, p. 144