Yellow-eared toucanet
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Ramphastidae |
Genus: | Selenidera |
Species: | S. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Selenidera spectabilis Cassin, 1858
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The yellow-eared toucanet (Selenidera spectabilis) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found in humid forests of Central America and the Chocó. Cassin's araçari is an alternate name for the yellow-eared toucanet. A somewhat aberrant member of the genus Selenidera, it is relatively large (total length approximately 38 cm [15 in]) and the plumage of the sexes only differ in that the male has a yellow auricular streak, while the female has a brown crown. It weighs 175-245 grams (6.2-8.7 oz.)[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Selenidera spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682071A92930451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682071A92930451.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Short, Lester; Horne, Jennifer (2001). Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides. Bird Families of the World. Vol. 8. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854666-1.