Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus torquatus

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae

The collared aracari or collared araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus) is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela. Taxonomy The collared aracari was described by the Spanish naturalist Francisco Hernández (1514–1587) in his work Rerum medicarum Novae Hispaniae thesaurus, seu, Plantarum animalium mineralium Mexicanorum historia which was published posthumously in 1651.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 8

Sources and credits

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Collared Aracari

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