Collared Aracari
| Pteroglossus torquatus | Order: Piciformes | Family: Ramphastidae (Toucans) | 
			
        Pteroglossus torquatus
			
			
        Order: Piciformes
			
			
        Family: Ramphastidae (Toucans)
			
		
  This splendid member of the toucan family breeds from southern Mexico to South America. It mostly eats fruits in trees, but also eats insects, lizards, eggs, baby birds, and other small prey; my best photos were taken in Costa Rica at and near feeding stations offering fruits.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Program
- Toucans 2001
