Plate-billed Mountain-toucan vs Black-necked Araçari

Andigena laminirostris compared with Pteroglossus aracari

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Plate-billed Mountain-toucan Black-necked Araçari
Scientific Name Andigena laminirostris Pteroglossus aracari
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Ramphastidae Ramphastidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 28.6 cm (11.3 in)
Weight 315.0 g (11.11 oz) 247.16666666666666 g (8.72 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-3 2-4
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan only

None

Black-necked Araçari only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Least Concern

Black-necked Araçari

About These Birds

Black-necked Araçari

The Black-necked Araçari is a medium-sized toucan with a dark black-and-chestnut plumage, a distinctive dark neck band, and a striped yellow-red bill. It inhabits humid lowland forests of the Guiana Shield and northern Amazonia, including Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. It feeds primarily on fruits and berries in the forest canopy, supplemented by insects and small vertebrates.

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