EXOTIC BIRD
This is a Pale-mandibled Aricari (Pteroglossus erythropygius); related to Toucans. Native to Equador and Peru but this one lives with his wife in the aviary at the zoo in Milwaukee. Common and of least concern.
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Bothe sexes look alike in coloration but the female's beak is a bit shorter than the male's. Fairly large birds they are about 40cm long and weigh between 175-250g. Diet consists mostly of fruit but they will take large insects and the eggs and nestlings of other birds.
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