Spot-billed Toucanet

Selenidera maculirostris (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)

Spot-billed Toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris, is a toucan of the Atlantic Forest in south-east Brazil, eastern Paraguay and north-east Argentina. It was first named by Lichtenstein in 1823. The bird belongs to the family Ramphastidae and the order Piciformes. Its bill is marked by a thin black line at the base, with an ivory-to-greenish-yellow pattern and black striping on the upper part. Males and females share the same bill design, though the female’s is shorter.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Ramphastidae — Toucans

Breeding range

South America: se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina