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Description
Green aracaris are the smallest member of the toucan family. Their bills are serrated to help grip fruit which they usually swallow whole. They are strong and fast fliers, but flights are usually short.
Green aracaris congregate in small groups amongst the treetops of the forest. They spend most of their time foraging and feeding together, often moving down to the canopy or lower levels of the understory to find food. They'll migrate during severe food shortages.
Calls are used to communicate danger and during courtship. Rather than excavating its own hole to build a nest, the green aracari will take over an abandoned woodpecker hole. These existing nesting spots are usually high up in trees.
