Toucans

  • Birds
    A Bird on the Ground Red-breasted Toucans

    Red-breasted Toucans

    The Red-breasted Toucans or Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a South American toucan that occurs naturally throughout central, southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It inhabits…

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    A Toucanet Perched on Tree Blue-banded Toucanets

    Blue-banded Toucanets

    The Blue-banded Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) – also known as Blue-throated Toucanets – are South American toucanets that occur naturally in Bolivia and Peru, where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist…

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  • Birds
    Close up Image of a Red Toucan, Toucan Facts

    Toucan Facts

      Tucana is a constellation in the southern sky.  Several types of aircraft are named after the toucan.  Many indigenous peoples consider toucans as conduits between the living and the…

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    A Bird Perched on a Tree Yellow-eared Toucanets

    Yellow-eared Toucanets

    The Yellow-eared Toucanets (Selenidera spectabilis) are Toucans found in the humid forests in Central America and western Colombia (the Chocó). Distribution / Range The Yellow-eared Toucanets occur naturally in northern…

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  • Gould’s Toucanets

    The Gould’s Toucanets (Selenidera gouldii) are South American Toucans that are closely related to the Tawny-tufted Toucanets of northwest Amazonia, Golden-collared Toucanets of upper Amazonia, and Spot-billed Toucanets found in…

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  • Pet Birds
    Saffron Toucanets on a Tree Branch

    Toucanets

    Toucanets are small and relatively short-billed toucans that belong to the toucan family, Ramphastidae. They are distantly related to woodpeckers. They occur naturally in the tropical rain forests of Latin…

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  • Birds
    Toco Toucans Perched on Branch

    Toco Toucans

    The Toco Toucans (Ramphastos toco) is the largest and most recognized of all toucan species because of the bird’s iconic use in advertising. It appears heavy but it is not. It…

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