Fiery-billed Araçari

Pteroglossus frantzii

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The fiery-billed aracari or fiery-billed araçari (US: /ˌɑːrəˈsɑːri/ AHR-ə-SAHR-ee, UK: /ˌɑːrəˈsɑːri/ ARR-ə-SAHR-ee or /ˌɑːrəˈkɑːri/ ARR-ə-KAHR-ee; Pteroglossus frantzii) is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It breeds only on the Pacific slopes of southern Costa Rica and western Panama. The binomial commemorates the German naturalist Alexander von Frantzius.

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