Habitat: This Aracari species can be commonly found in second-growth woodland, forests and forest borders in the lowlands and foothills. Distribution: This species has been reported from southern Mexico to northwestern Venezuela and western Ecuador. Natural History Notes: The Collared Aracari is usually found traveling in groups of a dozen birds, and seems to follow a determined leader. This bird likes to stay high in trees, perched on open branches, mostly early in the morning and late in the afternoon. Its call consists of a high squeaky sound like "ksíyik, ksíyik". This species is primarily an arboreal fruit-eater, but will also eat insects, lizards and bird eggs. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a resident species. Characteristics: This species has a total length of 40.6 cm (measured from tip of bill to end of tail) and the bill is up to 10 cm long. The large bill is mostly black but with an the upper part golden yellow and the base of the bill outlined in white. The iris is yellow and the bare skin around the eye is slate and red. Then, the head, the neck and the throat are all black, and the collar is chestnut. Otherwise, the plumage above is dark green with a red rump. The underparts are mostly yellow with some red tones and on the center of the breast we can distinguish a black spot. The yellow belly shows a black band that crosses it.