Ivory-billed aracari

The ivory-billed aracari, or ivory-billed araçari (Pteroglossus azara), is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It was named after the naturalist Félix de Azara.

Ivory-billed aracari
At San Diego Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Pteroglossus
Species:
P. azara
Binomial name
Pteroglossus azara
(Vieillot, 1819)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Ramphastos Azara

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The ivory-billed aracari was originally classified in the genus Ramphastos. Alternate names include Azara Aracari and Yellow-billed Aracari.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Yellow-billed aracari (P. a. flavirostris) - Fraser, 1841: Originally described as a separate species. Found in western Amazonia
  • P. a. azara - (Vieillot, 1819): Found in north-western Brazil

Some authorities consider the brown-mandibled aracari to also be a subspecies of the ivory-billed aracari.[3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pteroglossus azara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  3. "Aulacorhynchus mariae- Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-04.


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