Tukan dan arasari (Toucans & Aracaris)
Curl-crested Aracari
Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
- langka
- 42 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Has a crest of glossy, curled feathers that look lacquered. The strangest head in the toucan family. Rainforest royalty.
- Populasi
- Not numerically quantified; described as uncommon-to-locally-fairly-common with a declining population trend
- Habitat
- Interior, edges, and clearings of humid lowland tropical forest (both well-drained terra firme and seasonally swampy), mostly below 500 m elevation, locally to ~900 m near the Andes
- Fakta menarik
- The Curl-crested Aracari gets its name from its bizarre, glossy black crown feathers, which curl into tight, lacquered-looking flakes that resemble shavings of black plastic or wood rather than ordinary plumage.
- Sebaran
- Southwestern Amazon Basin south of the Amazon River: southeastern Peru, western/southern Brazil (Madeira River east to the Xingu River, including northern Mato Grosso), and northern/central Bolivia
- Makanan
- Primarily fruit; opportunistically raids nests for eggs and nestlings of other birds (notably yellow-rumped caciques), and takes insects and other small prey
- Ukuran
- 0,44 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,17 m
- Masa hidup
- 10 tahun
