- Pteroglossus beauharnaisii
Identification
42–46 cm (16½-18 in)
- Dark green above
- Red mantle and rump
- Yellow breast
- Pale throat
- Blotched red and a band of red and black leads to yellow belly
- Pale blue skin around eye
- Orange tipped bill, blue and maroon maxilla, ivory mandible
Similar Species
Compared to other Aracari's note the uniquely coloured bill and pale whitish throat/cheeks (vaguely intermixed with black). It is also noticeably long-tailed. The curly crest is only visible up close, and has sometimes been used to justify it being placed in a monotypic genus: Beauharnaisius.
Distribution
South America: found from central Amazonian Brazil, south-west to northern Bolivia and further west to Peru. Among others occur in Cristalino (Brazil), Manu (Peru) and Tambopata (Peru).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
A species of the lowland rainforest, forest edges and clearings.
Behaviour
Aracaris are quite docile compared to the larger toucans.
Diet
The diet consists mostly of fruit, though it has been known to take eggs and young nestlings.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Curl-crested Aracari. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Curl-crested_Aracari
