The curl-crested araçari or curl-crested araçari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.[3]
The curl-crested aracari is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long and weighs 164 to 280 g (5.8 to 9.9 oz). It gains its English name from unique curly, shiny, black feathers on the top of its head and nape; they resemble pieces of plastic or enamel. Males and females are alike except that the female has a shorter bill. Their bill has a brown-orange line at its base. The mandible is ivory becoming orangey at its tip. The maxilla has an orangey culmen and a maroon stripe along its lower part that is wider at the base. Between them the maxilla is green or bluish. It has indistinct ivory colored "teeth" along the tomium. Bare blue skin surrounds their eye, and their cheeks and throat are whitish with black speckles. Their upper back and rump are red and the rest of their upperparts are dark green. Their underparts are yellow with a wide red band across the lower breast. Their undertail coverts can have a red wash. Immatures are a duller version of adults.[8]
Distribution and habitatedit
The curl-crested aracari is found in the southwestern Amazon Basin south of the Amazon River. Its range extends from northern Peru south of the Marañón River east into western Brazil to the Madeira River and southeast to the Xingu River. From Peru the range also extends south into northern and central Boliva and into Brazil as far as northern Mato Grosso. It inhabits the interior, clearings, and edges of wet forest both well-drained and swampy. It mostly occurs at elevations below 500 m (1,600 ft) but is found as high as 900 m (3,000 ft) near the Andes.[8]
Behavioredit
Movementedit
The curl-crested aracari apparently makes short-distance or local movements but is otherwise a year-round resident.[8]
Feedingedit
The curl-crested aracari usually forages in groups of up to 12 individuals, and usually in the canopy. It does feed at fruiting bushes near the ground. Its diet has not been detailed but is known to be mostly fruit. Its diet also includes eggs and young of other birds, and it is known to tear apart the nests of yellow-rumped caciques (Cacicus cela) to obtain them.[8]
Breedingedit
The curl-crested aracari's breeding season appears to be mostly May to August but it may start earlier and extend longer. Its nest, eggs, and the rest of its breeding biology are not known.[8]
Songs and calls
Listen to curl-crested aracari on xeno-canto
Vocalizationedit
The curl-crested aracari's calls include series of "deep 'rrek' notes, soft 'rrr' to hard, even grunting 'grenk' notes". It also makes a "softer 'et-et'" when settling into a roost.[8] Another author adds a "low, raucous 'cha-cha-cha cha wruh cha--'."[9]
Statusedit
The IUCN has assessed the curl-crested aracari as being of Least Concern. It has a large range, but its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified.[1] It occurs in Tambopata National Reserve in Peru. It is hunted, and "[m]ore data on this species' biology are essential, in case it becomes necessary to protect it".[8]
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Curl-crested Araçari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682041A92929106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682041A92929106.en. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ abGill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
^Wagler, J. G. (1831). "Einiges über die von Sr. Durchlaucht dem Hrn. Herzoge August von Leuchtenberg aus Brasilien zurückgebrachte, in Eichstädt aufgestellte Naturaliensammlung". Das Ausland (in German). 4 (118): 469–471.
^David, N.; Wright, R.; Elliott, A.; Costa, T. V.V. (2020). "Reasserting the valid name of the Curl-crested Aracari (Aves, Ramphastidae): Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler, 1831". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 77 (1): 70–75. doi:10.21805/bzn.v77.a022. S2CID 218794276.
^Bonaparte, C. L. (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud E. J. Brill.
^Heine, F.; Reichenow, A. (1890). Nomenclator Musei Heineani Ornithologici (in German). Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn.
^ abcdefgShort, L.L. and A. Bonan (2021). Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaisii), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cucara1.01.1 retrieved December 24, 2022
^van Perlo, Ber (2009). A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 186. ISBN978-0-19-530155-7.
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The curl crested aracari or curl crested aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii is a near passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae 2 It is found in Bolivia Brazil and Peru 3 Curl crested aracariAt Riverbanks Zoo USConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PiciformesFamily RamphastidaeGenus PteroglossusSpecies P beauharnaisiiBinomial namePteroglossus beauharnaisiiWagler 1831SynonymsBeauharnaisius beauharnaesii Pteroglossus Beauharnaesii Wagler 1832 Pteroglossus Poeppigii Wagler 1832 Pteroglossus ulocomus Gould 1833 Pteroglossus lepidocephalus Nitzsch 1840 Beauharnaisius ulocomus Bonaparte 1850 Ulocomus beauharnaisi Heine 1890 Pteroglossus Beauharnaisius beauharnaesii Peters 1948 Contents 1 Taxonomy and systematics 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behavior 4 1 Movement 4 2 Feeding 4 3 Breeding 4 4 Vocalization 5 Status 6 Gallery 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksTaxonomy and systematics editThe curl crested aracari was first described by Johann Georg Wagler in 1831 but the spelling of its specific epithet was not corrected until 2020 4 5 It had at times been placed in the monotypic genera Beauharnaisius 6 and Ulocomus 7 The curl crested aracari is monotypic 2 Description editThe curl crested aracari is 42 to 46 cm 17 to 18 in long and weighs 164 to 280 g 5 8 to 9 9 oz It gains its English name from unique curly shiny black feathers on the top of its head and nape they resemble pieces of plastic or enamel Males and females are alike except that the female has a shorter bill Their bill has a brown orange line at its base The mandible is ivory becoming orangey at its tip The maxilla has an orangey culmen and a maroon stripe along its lower part that is wider at the base Between them the maxilla is green or bluish It has indistinct ivory colored teeth along the tomium Bare blue skin surrounds their eye and their cheeks and throat are whitish with black speckles Their upper back and rump are red and the rest of their upperparts are dark green Their underparts are yellow with a wide red band across the lower breast Their undertail coverts can have a red wash Immatures are a duller version of adults 8 Distribution and habitat editThe curl crested aracari is found in the southwestern Amazon Basin south of the Amazon River Its range extends from northern Peru south of the Maranon River east into western Brazil to the Madeira River and southeast to the Xingu River From Peru the range also extends south into northern and central Boliva and into Brazil as far as northern Mato Grosso It inhabits the interior clearings and edges of wet forest both well drained and swampy It mostly occurs at elevations below 500 m 1 600 ft but is found as high as 900 m 3 000 ft near the Andes 8 Behavior editMovement edit The curl crested aracari apparently makes short distance or local movements but is otherwise a year round resident 8 Feeding edit The curl crested aracari usually forages in groups of up to 12 individuals and usually in the canopy It does feed at fruiting bushes near the ground Its diet has not been detailed but is known to be mostly fruit Its diet also includes eggs and young of other birds and it is known to tear apart the nests of yellow rumped caciques Cacicus cela to obtain them 8 Breeding edit The curl crested aracari s breeding season appears to be mostly May to August but it may start earlier and extend longer Its nest eggs and the rest of its breeding biology are not known 8 nbsp Songs and callsListen to curl crested aracari on xeno canto Vocalization edit The curl crested aracari s calls include series of deep rrek notes soft rrr to hard even grunting grenk notes It also makes a softer et et when settling into a roost 8 Another author adds a low raucous cha cha cha cha wruh cha 9 Status editThe IUCN has assessed the curl crested aracari as being of Least Concern It has a large range but its population size is not known and is believed to be decreasing No immediate threats have been identified 1 It occurs in Tambopata National Reserve in Peru It is hunted and m ore data on this species biology are essential in case it becomes necessary to protect it 8 Gallery edit nbsp Illustration by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter nbsp At San Diego Zoo US nbsp At San Diego ZooReferences edit a b BirdLife International 2016 Curl crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22682041A92929106 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22682041A92929106 en Retrieved 24 December 2022 a b Gill F Donsker D Rasmussen P eds August 2022 Jacamars puffbirds barbets toucans honeyguides IOC World Bird List v 12 2 Retrieved December 15 2022 Clements J F T S Schulenberg M J Iliff T A Fredericks J A Gerbracht D Lepage S M Billerman B L Sullivan and C L Wood 2022 The eBird Clements checklist of birds of the world v2022 Downloaded from https www birds cornell edu clementschecklist download retrieved November 10 2022 Wagler J G 1831 Einiges uber die von Sr Durchlaucht dem Hrn Herzoge August von Leuchtenberg aus Brasilien zuruckgebrachte in Eichstadt aufgestellte Naturaliensammlung Das Ausland in German 4 118 469 471 David N Wright R Elliott A Costa T V V 2020 Reasserting the valid name of the Curl crested Aracari Aves Ramphastidae Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler 1831 Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 77 1 70 75 doi 10 21805 bzn v77 a022 S2CID 218794276 Bonaparte C L 1850 Conspectus Generum Avium Lugduni Batavorum Apud E J Brill Heine F Reichenow A 1890 Nomenclator Musei Heineani Ornithologici in German Berlin R Friedlander amp Sohn a b c d e f g Short L L and A Bonan 2021 Curl crested Aracari Pteroglossus beauharnaisii version 1 1 In Birds of the World J del Hoyo A Elliott J Sargatal D A Christie and E de Juana Editors Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca NY USA https doi org 10 2173 bow cucara1 01 1 retrieved December 24 2022 van Perlo Ber 2009 A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil New York Oxford University Press p 186 ISBN 978 0 19 530155 7 Further reading editJohn Gould and Henry Constantine Richter A Monograph of the Ramphaastidae or Family of Toucans London 1854 new edition with 51 coloured tables and a preface by Jonathan Elphick Taschen Koln 2011 ISBN 978 3 8365 0524 6External links edit nbsp Media related to Pteroglossus beauharnaesii at Wikimedia Commons Curl crested Aracari videos on the Internet Bird Collection Curly crested Aracari photo gallery VIREO Photo High Res Trip Report tropicalbirding Photo Medium Res Dorsal View Article nashvillezoo org Ramphastidae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curl crested aracari amp oldid 1213082679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
