Black-necked Araçari vs Channel-billed Toucan

Pteroglossus aracari compared with Ramphastos vitellinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-necked Araçari Channel-billed Toucan
Scientific Name Pteroglossus aracari Ramphastos vitellinus
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Ramphastidae Ramphastidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 28.6 cm (11.3 in) 38.9 cm (15.3 in)
Weight 247.16666666666666 g (8.72 oz) 361.25 g (12.74 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-4 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-necked Araçari only

None

Channel-billed Toucan only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-necked Araçari

Least Concern

Channel-billed Toucan

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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