Genus Pteroglossus Higher classification Aracari | Phylum Chordata Family Ramphastidae Scientific name Pteroglossus castanotis Rank Species | |
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Similar Aracari, Bird, Toucan, Black‑necked aracari, Saffron toucanet | ||
Sounds chestnut eared aracari fruit eating birds ara ari castanho
The chestnut-eared aracari ( /ˌɑːrəˈsɑːri/ AHR-ə-SAHR-ee, /ˌɑːrəˈsɑːri/ ARR-ə-SAHR-ee or /ˌɑːrəˈkɑːri/ ARR-ə-KAHR-ee), or chestnut-eared araçari (Pteroglossus castanotis), is a bird native to central and south-eastern South America. It belongs to the toucan and aracari family (Ramphastidae). The chestnut-eared aracari is a larger, more colorful bird than the black-necked aracari, which it otherwise resembles.
Contents
- Sounds chestnut eared aracari fruit eating birds ara ari castanho
- Sound of birds chestnut eared aracari pteroglossus castanotis
- Subspecies
- Distribution and habitat
- Threats
- References
Sound of birds chestnut eared aracari pteroglossus castanotis
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
Distribution and habitat
The range of the chestnut-eared aracari is the southern Amazon Basin, especially the southwestern of this region. It is also found in the eastern Andean foothills; a narrowing range extension enters central-southern Colombia by 900 kilometres (560 mi).
The southern Amazon Basin range narrows in the southeast to only the upstream half-headwaters of the north-flowing Amazon River tributaries. This range continues southeastwards into the central and southern cerrado and ends in the Paraná River region in eastern Paraguay, Bolivia, southeastern Brazil and the extreme northeast of Argentina.
Threats
Ischnoceran lice found on the chestnut-eared aracari were first described as Austrophilopterus cancellosus castanotus, but these parasites are actually indistinguishable from those on most other Pteroglossus, and today are united with them in Austrophilopterus flavirostris.