| Gould's Toucanet Selenidera gouldii |
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Serra de Carajás, Pará, Brazil October 2005 Gould's Toucanet is found in central Brazil south of the Amazon and into adjacent parts of Bolivia. It is found in humid lowland forest including gallery forest and seems to tolerate secondary forest which is where we found this pair. |
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The plumage is very similar to Gold-collared Toucanet S. reinwardtii and Spot-billed Toucanet S. maculirostris but the bill pattern and colouring are distinctive. As in the other species the male has a black crown, nape and underparts while the female, seen here in photo 2, has chestnut replacing the black of the male. | |||
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Photos 3 and 4 show the spectacular display where the male stretches skyward with his tail cocked then drops down while uttering a series of frog-like croaks. This is repeated several times for a few minutes. | |||
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