Tukan dan arasari (Toucans & Aracaris)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena laminirostris
- epik
- 42 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Lives high in the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Has a yellow plate on its upper bill for reasons still debated by scientists.
- Populasi
- 10,000–19,999 mature individuals
- Habitat
- Humid montane (cloud) forest on the western Andean slope, typically 1,200–2,500 m elevation (occasionally down to 300 m or up to ~3,200–3,500 m), rich in epiphytes, bromeliads and mosses; tolerates secondary and selectively logged forest but is highly forest-dependent, relying on large trees for nesting
- Fakta menarik
- Its huge bill — pale bluish-green above with a black lower edge and a black band across the tip — looks like layered plates, which is where the "plate-billed" name comes from.
- Sebaran
- Western slope of the Andes from Nariño, southwestern Colombia, south through Ecuador to about Azuay/Morona-Santiago; extent of occurrence roughly 27,500 km²
- Makanan
- Primarily frugivorous, feeding on fruit from close to 100 plant species (e.g. Faramea and Prestoea palms); during nesting also takes insects, snails, small vertebrates (amphibians) and eggs
- Ukuran
- 0,48 m
- Masa hidup
- 5,2 tahun
