The Golden-collared Toucanet (Selenidera reinwardtii) is a species of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the western Amazon rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...

 in South America

South America

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. It includes the Langsdorff's or Green-billed Toucanet (S. reinwardtii langsdorffii) as a subspecies

Subspecies

Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...

, but it was formerly considered a separate species. The nominate subspecies has a broadly black-tipped maroon

Maroon (color)

Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...

-red bill, while S. r. langsdorffii has a broadly black-tipped bluish-grey bill. The plumage

Plumage

Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...

 of both subspecies is very similar to that of the related Spot-billed

Spot-billed Toucanet

The Spot-billed Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina...

, Tawny-tufted

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

The Tawny-tufted Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela....

 and Gould's Toucanet

Gould's Toucanet

The Gould's Toucanet is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Amazon Rainforest, with a disjunct population in Serra de Baturité in the Brazilian satte of Ceará. Except for the bill-pattern, it resembles the Spot-billed Toucanet, and the two...

s. It is 30.5-35 cm (12-14 in) long and weighs from 129 to 200 grams (4.5-7.1 oz.)