Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Brown-billed Toucan
- Scientific name: Brown-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus mariae)
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Toucanidae, order Toucanidae, genus Toucan
Vital signs data
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Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Brown-billed Tufted Toucan is distributed in South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands).
The Brown-billed Toucan inhabits warm forests and edge areas, and prefers to perch on treetops.
Appearance
The brown-billed toucan's beak typically has distinctly serrated edges and is black or ivory in color, somewhat resembling teeth. Despite its large beak, it weighs less than 30 grams. The beak bone has a unique structure; it is not a dense solid but rather has a thin outer shell with extremely fine fibers running through it. This porous, sponge-like tissue, filled with air, allows it to feel no pressure whatsoever.
The tufted-tongue toucan is one of the few toucan species with obvious sexual dimorphism; the sex of chicks can be determined by their plumage when they are four weeks old.
Detailed introduction
The Brown-mandibled Aracari, scientifically known as *Pteroglossus mariae*, is a medium-sized climbing bird.
The Brown-billed Toucan is also one of the noisiest forest birds, capable of producing booming, horn-like, and piercing calls. Its nest is built high in tree cavities. When eating, it first pecks at its food with the tip of its beak, then tilts its neck back, tosses the food upwards, and then opens its large beak to accurately swallow it, avoiding the time spent swallowing through its long beak. The Brown-billed Toucan is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects.
The Brown-billed Toucan nests in tree cavities, sometimes raiding nests of smaller birds and eating the eggs and chicks. It lays 2-4 eggs at a time. The smooth, white eggs are laid in an unlined cavity and incubate for about 16 days. The hatchlings are completely naked and take at least 3 weeks to open their eyes. They begin living their own lives about 45 days after hatching.
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