Chestnut-eared Aracari at the Pantanal - by fchristant

Chestnut-eared Aracari at the Pantanal On earlier wildlife trips to Costa Rica and Malaysia, we never had any luck spotting wild Toucans up close. All the happier we were when we finally saw this wild Aracari near us in the Pantanal. Birds,Brazil,Chestnut-eared Aracari,Pantanal,Pteroglossus castanotis,Toucan — Chestnut-eared Aracari at the Pantanal

On earlier wildlife trips to Costa Rica and Malaysia, we never had any luck spotting wild Toucans up close. All the happier we were when we finally saw this wild Aracari near us in the Pantanal.

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Joost Thissen Posted one year ago

What a colors! Looks like it is made of plastic.

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  fchristant Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
  
  Hehe yeah. This is my favorite kind of all Toucans. The cool silk black makes it badass whilst the colorful chest and beak edges make it a cheerful appearance.
  
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Meetchum Posted one year ago

Lovely shot.

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◄ The Chestnut-eared Aracari

Similar species: Woodpeckers and toucans

The Chestnut-eared Aracari, ''Pteroglossus castanotis'', is a bird native to central and south-eastern South America. It belongs to the toucan and aracari family . ''P. castanotis'' is a larger, more colorful bird than the Black-necked Aracari , which it otherwise resembles.

The range of the Chestnut-eared Aracari is the southern Amazon Basin, especially the southwestern of this region. It is also found in the eastern Andean foothills; a narrowing range extension enters central-southern.. more

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Uploaded on October 24, 2011. captured on October 24, 2011 .

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