Red-necked Aracari

The red-necked aracari or red-necked araçari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) is a bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. == Taxonomy and systematics == The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the Clements taxonomy, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) recognize three subspecies of red-necked aracari: P. b. sturmii - Natterer, 1843 P. b. reichenowi - Snethlage, E, 1907 The nominate P. b. bitorquatus - Vigors, 1826 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World treats subspecies P. b. sturmii as a separate species, the "western red-necked araçari", and the other two subspecies as the "eastern red-necked araçari". This article follows the IOC et al. three-subspecies model. == Description == The red-necked aracari is about 36 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in) long and weighs 112 to 171 g (4.0 to 6.0 oz). The bill of the nominate subspecies has a yellow to greenish white maxilla with black and white along the edge that resembles teeth. The mandible has a white base that angles under the black of the rest of the mandible. Adult males have a blackish crown and dark brown face, chin, and throat. Their eye is surrounded…