Reference photo — Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Size
- 55–65 cm (length)
- Weight
- 500–860 g
- Diet
- Fruit eater
- Lifespan
- 20 yrs
- Habitat
- Gallery forest, Savanna, Woodland
About
The toco toucan is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and large spot on the tip.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.