Chestnut-eared aracari
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| Chestnut-eared aracari | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Avialae |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Piciformes |
| Sub-order | Pici |
| Infraorder | Ramphastides |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Ramphastoidea |
| Family | Ramphastidae |
| Sub-family | Ramphastinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Pteroglossus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | P. castanotis |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Least concern[1] |
The chestnut-eared aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis), is a bird of the family Ramphastidae, and native to the tropical forests of South America.
Description
Like other toucans, the chestnut-eared aracari is stocky; its body is crow-sized, with short wings and a bill nearly half the length of the body. The plumage is primarily black above a yellow belly; the belly is further defined by a red band roughly midway between the legs and chest. The head is black, with a dark-reddish color below the eyes from which the bird gets its name. The bill is two shades of black and dull-orange, outlined in yellow.
Range
Chestnut-eared aracaris are found in Brazil northward to Colombia, and south towards Bolivia, Paraguay and northeast Argentina.
