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'''Common Name:''' Guianan Toucanet<br>
'''Scientific Name:''' Selenidera culik

'''Size:'''  12-14 inches (30-35cm)

'''Habitat:''' South America. Found in north-western Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela in tropical humid lowland forests.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown.

'''Diet:''' Primarily fruits but also insects and small vertebrates such as frogs and lizards.

'''Breeding:''' Sexes alike but female has gray breast as opposed to the male's black breast. Mating season spans from March-June. Nests are generally renovated natural cavities and  abandoned woodpecker nests. 2-4 white eggs are laid. Parents share in incubation tasks which lasts about 16 days. Chicks are fed fruits and insects and fledging occurs around day 40.

'''Cool Facts:'''  Guianan Toucanets live in small flocks in the tree tops where they eat fruits.  Flock size is no more than ten individuals. Toucanets are most commonly seen as a pair. They make a rattling sound and a yelling call.


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