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Alternative names: Baillon's Toucan; Baillon's Toucanet; Banana Toucan; Banana Toucanet

Photo by Luiz
Ypê Hotel, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil

Baillonius bailloni

Identification

35-40 cm

South America: found in humid forests of south-eastern Brazil locally also in north-eastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay.

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Included in the genus Baillonius by some authorities.

Denizen of the mid-level Atlantic forest.

The diet consists mostly of fruit, supplemented by insects during the breeding season.

The 3-4 pure white, elliptical shaped eggs are incubated for 16 days. The young fledge at 40-42 days.

Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
Wikipedia

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Saffron Toucanet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Saffron_Toucanet

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 [[South America]]: found in humid forests of south-eastern [[Brazil]] locally also in north-eastern [[Argentina]] and eastern [[Paraguay]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 Included in the genus ''[[:Category:Baillonius|Baillonius]]'' by some authorities.
 ==Habitat==
 Denizen of the mid-level Atlantic forest.