Guianan toucanet

Guianan toucanet
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, 1758)
Synonyms

Selenidera culik (Wagler, 1827)

The Guianan toucanet, or Guyana toucanet (Selenidera piperivora) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family found in north-eastern Amazonia.

Taxonomy and systematics

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 and it was renamed by the IOC in 2010.[2] Almost all other authorities have now also adopted this taxonomy.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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 and weighs 110-165 grams (3.9-5.8 oz.)[4][5]

Relationship to humans

The Guianan toucanet is sometimes kept in aviculture as a breeder bird or a pet.[6]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Selenidera piperivora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. "Selenidera piperivora - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. http://www.nashvillezoo.org/piciformes/ramphastidae.htm
  5. Short, Lester; Horne, Jennifer (2001). Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides. Bird Families of the World. 8. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854666-1.
  6. Summers, Amado. "Toucans and Toucanets". Organization of Professional Aviculturists, Inc. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

Further reading


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