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Aulacorhynchus sulcatus

Photo by Gustavo Jimenez
Venezuela, 2008

[edit] Identification

Size 36 cm. All green, bill red, blue around eyes, white throat.

[edit] Distribution

Northern Venezuela, Sierra de San Luis in Falcón State, Coast Mountain range of Aragua, Carabobo, Distrito Capital, Vargas state, Interior Mountain range of Miranda and Guarico State, Mountain of Sucre and Monagas, Caripe. Endemic of Venezuela.

[edit] Taxonomy

• Order Piciformes
• Family Ramphastidae
• Genera Aulacorhynchus
• Species sulcatus

They have two subspecies sulcatus and erythrognathus

[edit] Habitat

Humid forest and transition forest; upper tropical to 1600 meters above sea level; subtropical to 2600 meters above sea level.

[edit] Behaviour

They move inside the forest. They eat eggs, small birds, fruit. Is very silent, but sometime they call for territory. Always on top of tree. Motsly we can find with more than 5 individuals. Are aggressive with other species for territory. Very common, but restricted only at north Venezuela. Similar species are found in Colombia like Aulacorhynchus prasinus, the Emerald Toucanet.

[edit] References

American Ornitology Union. 2009. Checklist of Bird of South America. Internet

Erize, Francisco; Jorge Rodriguez Mata, Maurice Rumboll. 2006. Birds of South america. Non-Passerines. Princeton University Press.

Hilty, Steven. 2003. Birds of Venezuela. Princeton University press.

Jimenez, Gustavo. 2003. Aves del Parque Nacional El Avila. Boletin de la Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales. Nº 153, Vol XLVI.

Jimenez, Gustavo. 2008. Lista inicial de las aves del Parque Nacional Juan Crisostomo Falcón (Sierra de San Luis). Inparques.

Jimenez, Gustavo. 2008. Segundo muestreo de campo Ornitologico en el Parque Nacional Sierra de San Luis. Inparques.

Restall, Robin; Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino. 2006. Birds of northern South America. Vol I & II. Yale University Press.

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