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Tepui toucanet

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Ramphastidae

Genus
  
Green toucanet

Order
  
Piciformes

Class
  
Aves

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Green toucanet, Yellow‑browed toucanet, Tawny‑tufted toucanet, Stripe‑billed aracari, Blue‑banded toucanet

The tepui toucanet or Whitely's toucanet (Aulacorhynchus whitelianus) is a South American species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is native to the humid forests of the tepuis and other highlands of the Guiana Shield. It was formerly considered conspecific with the chestnut-tipped toucanet.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

  • A. w. duidae - Chapman, 1929: Found on Mt. Duida (southern Venezuela)
  • A. w. whitelianus - Salvin & Godman, 1882: Found on Roraima and nearby tepuis (southern Venezuela and north-western Guyana)
  • A. w. osgoodi - Blake, 1941: Found in southern Guyana

    • References

    Tepui toucanet Wikipedia
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