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 | |
| |
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]
Gallery
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Pteroglossus azara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- "Aulacorhynchus mariae- Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.