Blue-banded Toucanet

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Blue-banded Toucanet
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Aulacorhynchus
Species: A. coeruleicinctis
Binomial name
Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
D'Orbigny, 1840

The Blue-banded Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It weighs 173-257 grams (6.1-9.1 oz.) and is 38–43 cm (15–17 in) long.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  2. "Toucans, Barbets & Honeyguides" by Lester Short & Jennifer Horne. Oxford University Press (2001), ISBN 0-19-85466-1


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