Species · GBIF taxon 2478825
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantziiAlso known as Fiery-billed Araçari, Frantzius's Aracari
Fiery-billed Aracaris travel through the forest canopy in small, noisy social groups of up to ten individuals, often following each other in single-file flight. Their striking orange-red and yellow bills are used to pluck ripe fruits, which they toss into the air and swallow whole. During the breeding season, these cooperative breeders nest in old woodpecker holes, where multiple adults may help raise a single clutch of chicks.
FrugivorousSocialCanopy-dwelling
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- diet
- Frugivorous, supplemented by insects, lizards, and bird eggs
- family
- Ramphastidae
- threats
- Habitat fragmentation, deforestation, and nest predation
- life Span
- 10 to 15 years
LC
Safe to observe at a normal distance.
- Listen for calls: Listen for their sharp, squeaky pseek calls to locate active feeding flocks.
- Scan fruiting trees: Look for them in wild nutmeg or fig trees during early morning hours.
- Watch the canopy: Use binoculars to scan the upper canopy along forest edges and clearings.