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The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan, keel toucan, or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize. [3] The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Ecuador.
Citron-throated toucan. R. citreolaemus [l] Gould, 1844: Northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela LC Unknown [33] Choco toucan. R. brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945: Northwestern Colombia to southwestern Ecuador LC Unknown [34] Keel-billed toucan. R. sulfuratus Lesson, R. P., 1830
Habitat: Diet: LC Citron-throated toucan Ramphastos citreolaemus Gould, 1844: Northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Choco toucan Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee,, 1945: Chocó forests in western Ecuador and western Colombia: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Lesson, 1830
The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Belize. Belize includes around 450 smaller cays and islands lying in the Caribbean Sea in addition to the mainland. The avifauna of Belize included a total of 621 species as of May 2023, according to Bird Checklists of the World. [1]
Toucans are near passerine birds from the Neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous colorful bills which in some species amount to half their body length. Northern emerald-toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus; Collared aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus; Yellow-eared toucanet, Selenidera spectabilis; Keel-billed toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
The largest known birds whose nests are predated upon by the toco toucan are the hyacinth macaw and buff-necked ibis; the nestlings of the latter weigh 200–300 g (7.1–10.6 oz), compared to the toucan's body mass of around 540 g (19 oz), and are killed by breaking their necks with sideways movements of the toucan's beak. [33]
Small flocks, usually consisting of 3–12 birds, move through the forest with an undulating flight, rarely travelling more than 100m at a time. This species is primarily an arboreal fruit-eater, but will also take insects, lizards, eggs, and frogs. Flocks will follow keel-billed toucans to exploit their sources of food.
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is a zoo in Belize, located some 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Belize City on the Western Highway. Set in 12 hectares (29 acres), the zoo was founded in 1983 by Sharon Matola.