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An aracari or araçari (US: / ˌ ɑːr ə ˈ s ɑːr i / AR-ə-SAR-ee, [1] UK: / ˌ ær ə ˈ s ɑːr i / ARR-ə-SAR-ee, /-ˈ k ɑːr i /- KAR-ee) [2] is any of the medium-sized toucans that, together with the saffron toucanet, make up the genus Pteroglossus.
A cartoon toucan, Toucan Sam, has been used as the mascot of Froot Loops breakfast cereal since 1963, and a toucan is the mascot of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party; its party members are called tucanos for this reason. Toucans have also been used in popular media.
Collared aracari P. t. torquatus, Costa Rica Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae Genus: Pteroglossus Species: P. torquatus Binomial name Pteroglossus torquatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) Subspecies See text Synonyms Ramphastos torquatus The collared aracari or ...
The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan, keel toucan, or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. [3] The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Ecuador.
The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its massive beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and ...
The toucan beak has a network of superficial blood vessels that support the rhamphotheca, the horny sheath of the bill. [7] The toucan is able to dilate or enlarge the beak's blood vessels when temperatures rise above a thermal neutral zone to allow for blood to pass readily into the beak, allowing for heat exchange and cooling.
The red-breasted toucan is 42 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) long and weighs 265 to 400 g (9.3 to 14 oz); it is the smallest member of genus Ramphastos.The sexes are alike though the female's bill is shorter than the male's.
Yellow-throated toucan R. a. swainsonii in Costa Rica Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae Genus: Ramphastos Species: R. ambiguus Binomial name Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 Subspecies See text The yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is a ...