Pteroglossus bailloni

(Vieillot, 1819)

Vernacular names
English : Saffron toucanet
French : Araçari de Baillon

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Piciformes
Family : Ramphastidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
The species grows to 39 cm in length and weight of 168 g. Unmistakable, the only toucan with full yellow head, breast and belly and olive-yellow wings, back and tail. Red eyering, red and olive-yellow bill. Red rump patch.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in south America, from South-east Brazil to Paraguay and north-east Argentina. Lives in subtropical moist forests, often around streams, up to 1550 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species isn’t common anywhere but as it is inconspicuous, its numbers might be underestimated. Threatened by illegal trapping and deforestation.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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