Guianan toucanet
| Guianan toucanet | |
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| Male at Dallas World Aquarium, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Selenidera |
| Species: | S. piperivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Selenidera culik (Wagler, 1827) | |
The Guianan toucanet, or Guyana toucanet (Selenidera piperivora) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. Pacheco & Whitney (2006) suggested the correct scientific name was Selenidera piperivora, but, as shown by Walters (2007), this name is pre-occupied. A paper by Piacentini et al. (2010) presented arguments for the use of Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus 1758) as the correct name for the species.
It is found in north-western Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is tropical humid lowland forests. It is 25 cm (10 in) long weighs 110-165 grams (3.9-5.8 oz.)[2][3]
The Guianan toucanet is sometimes kept in aviculture as a breeder bird or a pet.[4]
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References
- Pacheco, J. F. & B. M. Whitney (2006). Mandatory changes for the scientific names of three neotropical birds. Bull. Brit. Orn. Cl. 126(3):242-244.
- Walters, M. (2007). The correct name of the Guianan Toucanet: Selenidera culik (Wagler) not S. piperivorus (Linnaeus). Bull. Brit. Orn. 127: 247-249.
- Piacentini, V.Q., J.F. Pacheco & B. M. Whitney. 2010. The name Ramphastos piperivorus Linnaeus revisited. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 130 (2): 141-143.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Selenidera piperivora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm
- ↑ Short, Lester; Horne, Jennifer (2001). Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides. Bird Families of the World 8. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854666-1.
- ↑ Summers, Amado. "Toucans and Toucanets". Organization of Professional Aviculturists, Inc. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
Further reading
- John Gould)/Henry Constantine Richter: A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, London 1854
- reprinted with 51 plates and a preface by Jonathan Elphick, Taschen, Köln 2011 ISBN 978-3-8365-0524-6
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