![]() The nests are not lined, but the two to four shiny white eggs that are laid each year rest on a few wood chips created while enlarging the opening or on various kinds of regurgitated seeds collected for this purpose. The bill is not effective for digging or any other type of extensive excavation work and so they must rely on holes already formed by other means. Like all of their other activities, nesting happens high up in hollow areas in trees. The mating ritual is a fun-loving affair for toucans, as they throw fruit to one another. They are fairly long-lived with a lifespan around 20 years. ![]() They are about 15 – 17 inches (38 – 43 cm) long – including the tail) and weigh between 6.1 – 9.1 oz (173 – 257 grams). The large bill is black at the base turning greyish white towards the tip. This species was named for the blue band around its lower chest. Below the light eyes are some blue markings. The Blue-banded Toucanet has a mostly forest-green plumage, with a white stripe extending from its eyes to the ear coverts (feathers covering the ears) and a white throat. The Blue-banded Toucanets occur naturally in southern Huánuco in Peru, on the eastern Andean slope, including a few isolated montane areas, to south and southeastern Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz). The subspecies borealis found in Junín (north-central Peru) is by most authorities considered invalid, as it is based on an individual, not geographical, variation.Ĭhinese: ? … Czech: Arassari modropruhý … Dutch: Blauwbandarassari, Blauwband-arassari … Danish: Blåbåndet Tukanet … German: Grauschnabelarassari, Grauschnabel-Arassari … Finnish: Sinivyötukaani … French: Toucanet à ceinture bleue … Italian: Tucanetto bandablu, Tucanetto bandacerulea … Japanese: aoobimidorichuuhashi … Norwegian: Blåbåndtukan … Polish: pieprzojad andyjski … Russian: ? … Slovak: tukaník sivozobý … Spanish: Tucancito de Pecho Celeste, Tucanete Pechiazul … Swedish: Blåbandad tukanett The Blue-banded Toucanets ( Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) – also known as Blue-throated Toucanets – are South American toucanets that occur naturally in Bolivia and Peru, where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist montanes. Toucan Information … Photos of the Different Toucan Species for Identification ![]()
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