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The emerald toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus.For many years it was treated as having at least 14 subspecies. In 2008 the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) split 10 of those subspecies to create seven new species and retained four of them as subspecies of their current emerald toucanet sensu stricto.
Tawny-tufted toucanet. S. nattereri (Gould, 1835) Northcentral Amazon rainforest LC Unknown [25] Gould's toucanet. S. gouldii (Natterer, 1837) Southern Amazon rainforest LC Unknown [26] Spot-billed toucanet. S. maculirostris (Lichtenstein, M. H. C., 1823) Southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina LC Unknown [27]
The legs of the toucan are strong and rather short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toes turned backward. The majority of toucans do not show any sexual dimorphism in their coloration, the genus Selenidera being the most notable exception to this rule (hence their common name, "dichromatic toucanets"). However, the ...
Emerald toucanet (as Pteroglossus prasinus) [14] White-throated toucanet (as Pteroglossus albivitta) [15] Black-throated toucanet (as Pteroglossus atrogularis) [16] Groove-billed toucanet (as Pteroglossus sulcatus) [17] Crimson-rumped toucanet (as Pteroglossus haematopygus) [18] Guianan toucanet (as Pteroglossus Culik) [19]
What is now the blue-throated toucanet was two of many subspecies of the then emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus sensu lato).In 2008 the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) split 10 of those subspecies to create seven new species, one of which is the blue-throated toucanet, and retained four of them as subspecies of their current emerald toucanet sensu stricto.
What is now the white-throated toucanet was four of many subspecies of the then emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus sensu lato). In 2008 the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) split 10 of those subspecies to create seven new species, one of which is the white-throated toucanet, and retained four of them as subspecies of their ...
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Northern emerald-toucanet. Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae. Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length. Northern emerald-toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus; Collared aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus