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Collared aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

Class: Birds (Aves)
Order: Picariae
Family: Toucans (Rhamphastidae)


  • Lives in tropical forest
  • Eats everything
  • Is active during the day
  • Egg-laying animals
  • Non-venomous

  • It occurs in the Central America and in the north of Southern America;
  • Longevity is on the average 10-15 years;
  • A disproportionately large beak does not hinder flying of this bird at all, because it is very light due to the cavities present in it which are filled with air;
  • The toucan is sleeping in a rather unusual position, his enormous beak is resting on its back, and the tail is directed vertically upwards.


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10 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday
During autumn, spring and summer vacations, and on official holidays Exotarium is open everyday.
The scheme how to reach us
Our address: 300002, Russia, Tula, Oktyabrskaya str., bld. 26.
Phone number: 7 (4872) 47-53-92
You can arrive: fixed-run taxies # 1, 1t, 8, 9, 6t, 11, 12t, 21, 23, 24, 32, 34, 36, 41
buses # 1, 8, 9, 21, 36
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tram № 12
the Zarechie district, Lunacharskogo or Arsenalnaya str.
Entrance tickets:
Children - 50 roubles (children under the age of 3 go for free)
Adults - 90 roubles.
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