Pteroglossus Illiger 1811 (araçari)

Aves - Piciformes - Ramphastidae

Parent taxon: Ramphastidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Aulacorhynchus, Pogoniulus, Ramphastos, Trachyphonus

Subtaxa: Pteroglossus bailloni Pteroglossus humboldti Pteroglossus inscriptus Pteroglossus torquatus Pteroglossus viridis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteroglossus in the database

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