Experience with breeding Pteroglossus - Hodowla Ptaków Egzotycznych Sulfuratus

BLACK-NECKED ARACARI

Pteroglossus aracari

They are found mainly in South America: Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

OCCURRENCE

SIZE

Body length 30–48 cm

GENDER DIFFERENCES

In males, the beak is sometimes slightly larger. Besides, DNA tests should be done.

FOOd

The main food is fruits such as: melons, apples, pears, grapes, blueberries, papaya, watermelon. As a source of protein, wood-eater larvae, mealworm, and mouse pups. Breeders use wholesome food in the form of granules.

breeding

The nests of these birds are hollows in trees. The female lays 2 to 4 eggs and incubates them for 16 days.

THE BEGINNINGS ..

We brought the first arasari toucans Pteroglossus aracari in 2018. We made an internal aviary for them with dimensions of 2x5x2.5 m and hung a booth made by Piotr himself.

Dobrana para zabrała się za lęgi już w kwietniu 2019 roku. Pierwsze lęgi tej pary nie były owocne, nabieraliśmy doświadczenia w karmieniu tych ptaków i jak się okazało, samiec do lęgów nie był właściwie przygotowany. Zbyt duża ilość białka przed lęgami spowodowała że jego masa ciała nie była prawidłowa.

Pierwsza aklimatyzacja z budką

THE FIRST NATURAL BREATHING

In October 2019, our first black-necked arasari chicks were born. The parents managed to raise probably the first bird of this species in Poland. After taking the baby’s DNA, we found out that we have a male.

PROBLEMS...

At the end of the year, we lost a male (father) black-necked arasari .. due to problems with electricity in the area, our male crashed into the wall and, unfortunately, as a result of the injuries he received, he did not manage to survive. We stayed with the mother and her descendant.

In January 2020, we brought another arasari male. Attempts to mate the female with the new male have begun. At the beginning in two separate aviaries, because birds of this species can be aggressive towards each other.

The expansion of the aviaries for toucans has started at the aviary. The plans and the realization of our dreams began to gain momentum so we needed more space for these birds.

FINALLY, SUCCESS!

We decided to wait a bit and decided to put the birds together.

In July 2021, we saw young black-necked Arasari. The new pair raised two young males.

NEW YEAR, NEW YOUNG!

This year, the birds also had some problems with getting along, mainly the male showed a lot of aggression towards the female, so much so that we would almost lose her .. but after a few weeks the situation stabilized and the birds, after reconnecting, were exceptionally very aggressive. started the breeding season early. The first brood this year is as many as 4 fertilized eggs! However, after 17 days, only one chick hatched from the eggs, and the other 3 were damaged. This is another lesson for us to learn. We intend to work on the material for the nesting boxes as well as on their construction so that such situations occur as rarely as possible!

AGGRESSION AND LOSS

Breeding is not only about successes, but also bitter failures. It was the first time that our pair of black-necked Arasari gave up their young. Today we had problems with the current to which our birds reacted with strong stress. In this species, it can cause an outbreak of aggression, which unfortunately happened in our country … During a struggle with the female, the male accidentally grabbed the young and choked them. We are very sorry but we do not break down, we hope that in a few months the pair will brood again and we will be able to enjoy the sight of growing up young.

ROUND 2

We have another brood this year. This time, without camera monitoring, because we have a serious failure … The Arasari laid 3 fertilized eggs.

Unfortunately, once again we experienced some unpleasant situations with this genre. Everything looked like a success. The chicks hatched, but unfortunately not 3, but 2. One egg was damaged by the parents and the young did not survive. Another situation that keeps us awake at night is when the male tries to attack the female. This time, considering the fact that we did not have cameras in the booth turned on and we would not know what would happen inside, we decided (or actually Piotr was persuaded by me) that we would take the eggs and we would decide to raise the chicks for the first time themselves. Piotr is not a supporter of this method of rearing birds, but in this case we make an exception for the first time and I hope – the last one.

Currently, we have 3 days and the chicks are doing well. They are gaining weight and looking more and more beautiful. Keep your fingers crossed that everything will work out and grow into healthy, strong and beautiful Arasari! We will inform you from time to time what you hear from them

GREEN ARACARI

pteroglossus VIRIDIS

It occurs from eastern Venezuela to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, and in northern Brazil – south to the Amazon and west to the Rio Negro.

OCCURRENCE

SIZE

Body length up to 30- 39 cm

GENDER DIFFERENCES

In males, the beak is sometimes slightly larger. The female has brown colors on her head.

FOOD

BREEDING

The nests of these birds are hollows in trees. The female lays 2 to 4 eggs and incubates them for 16 days

ODGŁOSY

BREEDING PAIR

We bought the first Black-headed Arasari together with Arasari Pteroglossus humboldti. In February 2020. We created conditions for them to reproduce, the couple showed interest both in each other and in the nesting box where they spent the nights. However, after a year of time and the lack of any progress in their relationship, we decided to exchange the male for another one. Time has shown that the female we bought was not in good condition .. it made us realize that she is not able to approach any broods.

This forced us to buy a new female. The couple are now getting along well and the new aviary is also beginning to suit them.

We also noticed that shortly after the merger of the two birds, there were several matings between them.

We hope that we will be able to enjoy breeding successes in this species as well.

Chestnut-eared aracari

pteroglossus castanotis

It occurs from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia to Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

OCCURRENCE

SIZE

Body length up to 43–47 cm

GENDER DIFFERENCES

In males, the beak is sometimes slightly larger. DNA testing is recommended.

FOOD

BREEDING

The nests of these birds are hollows in trees. The female lays 2 to 4 eggs and incubates them for 16 days.

ODGŁOSY

BREEDING PAIR

The brown-eyed arasari were Patricia’s dream from the very beginning.

Thanks to the wonderful relationship with one of the arasari breeders in Poland, we got a female arasari as a gift. After some time we bought a male from Slovakia, quite tame, but we hope that the couple will still have young ones.