Golden-collared Toucanet
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The Golden-collared Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii) is a species of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the western Amazon rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...

 in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. It includes the Langsdorff's or Green-billed Toucanet (S. reinwardtii langsdorffii) as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...

, but it was formerly considered a separate species. The nominate subspecies has a broadly black-tipped maroon
Maroon (color)
Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...

-red bill, while S. r. langsdorffii has a broadly black-tipped bluish-grey bill. The plumage
Plumage
Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...

 of both subspecies is very similar to that of the related Spot-billed
Spot-billed Toucanet
The Spot-billed Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...

, Tawny-tufted
Tawny-tufted Toucanet
The Tawny-tufted Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela....

 and Gould's Toucanet
Gould's Toucanet
The Gould's Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Amazon Rainforest, with a disjunct population in Serra de Baturité in the Brazilian satte of Ceará. Except for the bill-pattern, it resembles the Spot-billed Toucanet, and the two...

s. It is 30.5-35 cm (12-14 in) long and weighs from 129 to 200 grams (4.5-7.1 oz.)
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