Order
Piciformes
Family
Ramphastidae
Genus
Pteroglossus
 
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Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus

Chase Green and Ragupathy Kannan
Version: 1.0 — Published October 16, 2017

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Introduction

The northernmost of all Pteroglossus, Collared Aracari ranges from central Veracruz, Mexico south through northern Venezuela and western Ecuador. It is a medium-sized frugivore, found in a variety of wooded habitats including wet lowland primary forest, second growth, forest patches, and plantations of coffee, cacao and fruits, generally below 1000 meters. Collared Aracaris customarily travel in groups of 3 - 10 individuals in the subcanopy and canopy. When flying between fruiting trees or calling they are easily detected, but they can be overlooked when quietly feeding or at the nest.

Distribution of the Collared Aracari - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Collared Aracari

Recommended Citation

Green, C. and R. Kannan (2017). Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.colara1.01