Birds
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Toucan-barbets
Toucan Barbets (genus Semnornis) occur naturally in the Neotropics (Central and South America). Description The Semnornis barbets are colorful and fairly large barbets, measuring between 18 – 21 cm. Behavior…
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Red-breasted Toucans
The Red-breasted Toucans or Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a South American toucan that occurs naturally throughout central, southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It inhabits…
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Pale-mandibled Aracaris
The Pale-mandibled Aracaris (Pteroglossus erythropygius) is sometimes classified as a subspecies of the Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) whom it resembles except for some differences in the beak and chest coloration.…
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Ivory-billed Aracaris
The Ivory-billed Aracaris (Pteroglossus azara) is a South American Aracari that is found in the lowlands of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil at elevations of 300 meters and west into the lower elevations…
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Turn a Gourd into a Bird House
How to Turn a Gourd into a Bird House for the Purple Martin (or other birds): Choose a gourd that is 8″ – 14″ in diameter with a skin that…
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Blue-banded Toucanets
The Blue-banded Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) – also known as Blue-throated Toucanets – are South American toucanets that occur naturally in Bolivia and Peru, where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist…
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Crested Mynas
The Crested Mynas (Acridotheres cristatellus) is endemic to southeastern China and Indochina. Around 1890, the Crested Myna was successfully introduced into the Vancouver region of British Columbia, reaching a population…
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