| Green aracari | |
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| Female at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Pteroglossus |
| Species: | P. viridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pteroglossus viridis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The green araçari (Pteroglossus viridis), is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It 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. At 30–40 cm. (12–16 in) long and weighing 110–160 grams (3.9–5.7 oz.), it is the smallest aracari in its range,[3][4] and among the smallest members of the toucan family.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pteroglossus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681994A95210922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681994A95210922.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Steven L. Hilty (2003). Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks). Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. p. 460. ISBN 0-691-09250-8.
- ^ "Ramphastidae (Toucans, Toucanets, & Aracaris)". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-18.