Alternative names: Baillon's Toucan; Baillon's Toucanet; Banana Toucan; Banana Toucanet
- Pteroglossus bailloni
Baillonius bailloni
Identification
35-40 cm
- Saffron yellow body
- Darker olive back and tail
- Greenish bill with red lower mandible
- Red rump and ocular skin
- Yellow iris
Distribution
South America: found in humid forests of south-eastern Brazil locally also in north-eastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Included in the genus Baillonius by some authorities.
Habitat
Denizen of the mid-level Atlantic forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of fruit, supplemented by insects during the breeding season.
Breeding
The 3-4 pure white, elliptical shaped eggs are incubated for 16 days. The young fledge at 40-42 days.
References
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Saffron Toucanet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Saffron_Toucanet
External Links
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