Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Great Green Aracari


The Green Aracari is a tropical bird. This one lives in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Here is a description from the Smithsonian's National Zoo website:
Green aracaris have dark green feathers on their backs, throughout their wings and into their tails. They are sexually dimorphic birds, meaning males and females exhibit some differences in appearance. The male aracari's neck and head feathers are very dark, whereas the female aracari has dark red to brown coloration. These birds have a brightly colored red, yellow and blue bill with a unique serrated edge. Their bill is more deliberately hooked at the end than the bill of other aracaris.

Green aracaris are one of the smallest aracaris, measuring just 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 centimeters) and weighing 3.8 to 5.6 ounces (99 to 159 grams).

Green aracaris inhabit tropical forests in northeast South America, specifically Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

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