 
  Spot-billed Toucanet
  A species of Dichromatic toucanets   Scientific name : Selenidera maculirostris  Genus :   Dichromatic toucanets    
  Spot-billed Toucanet, A species of Dichromatic toucanets 
  Botanical name: Selenidera maculirostris 
  Genus:  Dichromatic toucanets 
  Content 
 Description General Info
 Photo By Dubi Shapiro
  Photo By Dubi Shapiro   
 Description
 
  The spot-billed toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones). The spot-billed toucanet was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus. It is 35 cm (14 in) long and weighs 140-200 grams (4.9-7.1 oz.) Except for the bill-pattern, it resembles the Gould's toucanet, and the two have been considered conspecific in the past. Males can be differentiated from females by the color of the head, throat and chest. Males are black while females vary from brown to orange. The back of both sexes is olive green.  
 
    
  Size 
  37 cm 
    Nest Placement 
  Cavity 
  Feeding Habits 
  Spot-billed Toucanet primarily feed on fruits like Euterpe and Cecropia, insects, and possibly vertebrates. Spot-billed Toucanet forage alone or in groups, from the undergrowth to the canopy. Unique feeding adaptations include consuming cultivated fruits and mice in captivity. Spot-billed Toucanet sometimes drinks from tree crevices and flies to isolated fruit trees. 
    Habitat 
  The spot-billed Toucanet is typically found in subtropical moist primary forests, areas of selectively cut forests, and secondary forest patches. These birds are also associated with palm groves, specifically of the Euterpe edulis species, and gallery forests at the southeastern fringe of the cerrado biome. They inhabit remnants of forest patches within broader geographical regions that support such environments. 
    Dite type 
  Frugivorous 
  
  
 General Info
 
 Feeding Habits
Bird food type
 
  Fruit 
  
  
  Photo By Dubi Shapiro
  Photo By Dubi Shapiro   
 Scientific Classification
 
  Phylum 
  Chordates   Class 
  Birds   Family 
  Toucans   Genus 
  Dichromatic toucanets   Species 
  Spot-billed Toucanet  
 
  
  
 



 
  
  
 