GREEN ARAÇARI (male L / female R) Pteroglossus viridis ©Laura Quick The Green Araçari is a New World species from South America. Also called Sclater’s araçari, this bird is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America (the Guiana Shield), in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. source These are sexually dichromic birds, (they have different coloring). The male araçari’s neck and head feathers are very dark, whereas the female araçari has dark red to brown coloration. These birds have a brightly colored red, yellow and blue bill with a unique serrated edge. Their bill is more deliberately hooked at the end than the bill of other araçaris. #greenaracari #schlatersaracari #toucanfamily #bird #animal #piciformes #©lauraquick #pteroglossusviridis #northernsouthamerica #orinocobasin #leastconcern #zygodactyl #bigbill #colorful #camouflage #matedpair #losangeleszoo #losangeleszooandbotanicalgardens #southameica #naturephotography #losangelesphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/B9j2QcsHzug/?igshid=jebvrds37kgr