The Social Toucanet Spotted At Chaa Creek
Today’s Belize Photo of the day is the Collared Aracari Toucan and its scientific name is Pteroglossus torquatus. The social toucanet breeds from Southern Mexico and throughout Central America making its year-round home in the tropical rainforests.
The Collared Aracari in the picture above was a member of a flock of 12 spotted at Chaa Creek feeding on the berries of a palm tree on an Early Morning Bird Watching Tour.
These brightly-colored birds are 15-16 inches long and both males and females look alike. Their most distinctive characteristic is its amazing brightly-marked and large serrated bill. Their beaks, about 4 inches long, are almost a quarter of the bird’s entire body!
Note: The main difference between the Aracari and toucans, besides size, is their tail. The Collared Aracari has a much more sharp and pointed tail than the larger toucans.
Submitted by Naturalist Guide: David Juarez
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[...] During summer, its light green uni-sexual flowers flourish into creamy white and blossom until winter months. At this point, the flowers fall and are followed by green oval fruits that resemble large plums which turn bright red as they ripen. These decorative fruits hang like clusters lookinglike Christmas ornaments, giving the plant its common name, the Christmas Palm Tree. The fruits becomes a feast for the human eye as well as for the communal bird, such as the Collared Aracari. [...]
[...] Small and playful, this beautiful bird is extremely social and is rarely spotted alone as it usually travels in small flocks with 6 to 15 other toucans. [...]
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