Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

Other Names (World)
Collared Aracari, Spot-breasted Aracari, Banded Aracari, Ringed Aracari, Red-rumped Aracari, Red-backed Aracari, Spot-chested Aracari, Stripe-billed Aracari (sanguineus), Pale-mandibled Aracari (erythropygius)

Family
Ramphastidae (Toucans)

Size
41 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize (B) (NB), Colombia (B) (NB), Costa Rica (B) (NB), Ecuador (B) (NB), El Salvador (B) (NB), Guatemala (B) (NB), Honduras (B) (NB), Mexico (B) (NB), Nicaragua (B) (NB), Panama (B) (NB), Venezuela (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) [XC376487]
by Orlando Jarqu\u00edn G. from Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (call)

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) [XC632183]
by Kent Livezey from Centenario Fragment (Restricted), Panama (call)

Subspecies
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), Stripe-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus sanguineus) and Pale-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus erythropygius) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into i>P. torquatus following SACC (2006) and a review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group.

Forms a superspecies with Fiery-billed Aracari (Pteroglossus frantzii). Although not in full contact, these two have hybridized, and they may be conspecific. Both belong to the Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) group", which also includes Black-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari), Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) and Many-banded Aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus), all these species being closely related. Southern subspecies sanguineus and erythropygius sometimes considered to represent one or two additional species, but they interbreed to a significant extent with each other in south-western Colombia and north-western Ecuador, as also does sanguineus with nominate torquatus in eastern Panama and north-western Colombia, so they are better treated as subspecies of present species. In addition, subspecies nuchalis intergrades with sanguineus. Birds from south-eastern Mexico (Chiapas), described as esperanzae, now lumped within nominate torquatus. Those from north-western Venezuela, named as subspecies pectoralis, now included in nuchalis.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

torquatus (Gmelin, 1788) - East-central Mexico south to north-western corner of Colombia.
erythrozonus Ridgway, 1912 - Yucat�n Peninsula, south to Belize and north-eastern Guatemala.
nuchalis Cabanis, 1862 - North-eastern Colombia (area of Santa Marta Mts) and mountains of northern Venezuela.
sanguineus Gould, 1854 - Western Colombia, north-western Ecuador.
erythropygius Gould, 1843 - Western Ecuador.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) - 10 files

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