Red-necked aracari


The red-necked aracari, or red-necked araçari, is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, aracaris, etc.
It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the red-necked aracari include the double-collared aracari.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:
It is 38–45 cm long and weighs 112-171 Both sexes are basically alike but the female has little to no black at the rear of the throat; crown more brown, less black or none; yellow band on breast narrower; bill shorter. Immature birds are browner overall and lack vivid coloration. This species has a relatively long tail.

Habitat

The red-necked aracari is found in the southeast Amazon Basin and eastwards to the Atlantic coast on Marajó Island and the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It ranges only south of the Amazon River on the north, and southeastwards of the Madeira River in the west.