| Guianan Toucanet | |
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| Male at Dallas World Aquarium, USA | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Selenidera |
| Species: | S. culik |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenidera culik (Wagler, 1827) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Selenidera piperivora (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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The Guianan Toucanet, or Guyana Toucanet (Selenidera culik) 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. 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.)[1][2]
The Guianan Toucanet is sometimes kept in aviculture as a breeder bird or a pet.[3]
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