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Pteroglossus sanguineus

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Pteroglossus sanguineus Life habits and morphological characteristics

The spotted bill Tufted Toucan looks a little like a hornbill. The upper body is black, the waist is dark red, and the head is usually black. The lower body is mainly blue. There's a red mark at the corner of the eye. The long beak appears in a variety of hues, black, yellow, ivory, orange, red and so on. The margin of the beak is usually clearly serrated, black or ivory in appearance, and looks somewhat like a tooth. The beak of the spotted bill, despite its size, weighs less than 30 grams. The structure of the mouth bone is very special, it is not a dense entity, the outside is a layer of crust, through the middle of extremely fine fibers, porous spongy tissue, filled with air, so that it does not feel heavy pressure.
Tufted toucan is one of the few species of toucan with distinct sexual differences; At four weeks of age, chicks can be sexed by their plumage.

Pteroglossus sanguineus Distribution range and habitat

The species is found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands).
It inhabits warm forests and marginal areas, preferring treetops.

Pteroglossus sanguineus Detailed Introduction

Pteroglossus sanguineus or Stripe-billed aracari is a medium-sized climbing bird.

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The spotted bill Tugs are also the noisiest forest birds, producing loud rumbles, trumpets, and screeches. Its nest is built in a hole high in a tree. When eating, always peck the food with the tip of the mouth first, then tilt the neck, throw the food upward, and then open the big mouth to accurately put the food into the throat, without having to go through the long mouth and spend time in the process of "swallowing". It is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects, and sometimes raiding the nests of small birds, eating eggs and chicks.




Tufted Toucans nest in tree cavities. - Lay 2 to 4 eggs. Smooth white eggs are piled in unlined holes and hatch in about 16 days. The hatchlings are completely naked, take at least three weeks to open their eyes, and begin to live their lives about 45 days after hatching.




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