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Collared Aracari - a type of toucan, but has a much larger and more point tail
Pteroglossus torquatus
Found from Mexico down to Colombia and Venezuela
Males and females appear similar, females have a slightly smaller beak
Highly social - forage and travel in groups of 5 to 15
Roost communally with up to 7 occupying the same cavity at night
Diet is mainly fruit, but will eat large insects, nestlings of other birds and other small vertebrates
Parents plus 3 other adults often feed nestlings
Note serrated pattern on bill
Their beaks about 1/4 of the size of their entire body

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Collared Aracari - a type of toucan, but has a much larger and more point tail<br /> Pteroglossus torquatus<br /> Found from Mexico down to Colombia and Venezuela<br /> Males and females appear similar, females have a slightly smaller beak<br /> Highly social - forage and travel in groups of 5 to 15<br /> Roost communally with up to 7 occupying the same cavity at night<br /> Diet is mainly fruit, but will eat large insects, nestlings of other birds and other small vertebrates<br /> Parents plus 3 other adults often feed nestlings<br /> Note serrated pattern on bill<br /> Their beaks about 1/4 of the size of their entire body