Plate-billed Mountain Toucan
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(New page: image: pbmtoucan.jpg '''Common Name:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucan '''Scientific Name:''' Andigena laminirostris '''Size:''' 19 ½ - 20 ½ inches (49-52 cm) '''Habitat:''' South...) |
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- | '''Common Name:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucan | + | '''Common Name:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucan<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Andigena laminirostris | '''Scientific Name:''' Andigena laminirostris | ||
'''Habitat:''' South America. Found in moss and bromeliad shrouded, humid montane forests, forest edges and shrub edges. This areas average rainfall is 14 feet a year and the average temperatures are 52-77 F. | '''Habitat:''' South America. Found in moss and bromeliad shrouded, humid montane forests, forest edges and shrub edges. This areas average rainfall is 14 feet a year and the average temperatures are 52-77 F. | ||
- | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' unknown. Habitat loss is a key factor in this Toucan’s decline in population. |
'''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, drupes and dehiscents. This species will hold fruit in place and break it apart to consume. Diet is almost exclusively fruits but some insects and eggs. | '''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, drupes and dehiscents. This species will hold fruit in place and break it apart to consume. Diet is almost exclusively fruits but some insects and eggs. | ||
'''Cool Facts:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucans move about in small groups (3-6 birds) within an established territory. They forage in fruit rich trees and will vigorously defend their area. Seasonal movement occurs in some areas. | '''Cool Facts:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucans move about in small groups (3-6 birds) within an established territory. They forage in fruit rich trees and will vigorously defend their area. Seasonal movement occurs in some areas. | ||
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