Ivory-billed Aracari Toucan
Pteroglossus azara
Discovery Cove, Orlando, Florida Mar 2016
This
is one of the smallest members of the Aracaris and considered a medium sized
toucan with an average weight of 5.3 ounces and closely related to the Green
Aracari. The Ivory-billed Aracari ranges over western Amazonia, they forages
alone, in pairs, or in small groups of up to five, and takes a variety of
fruits, especially figs and catkins, but also catches flying insects.
Aracaris generally roost socially
throughout the year. Up to five adults and their fledged offspring sleep in the
same hole with their long tails folded over their backs.
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