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The legs of the toucan are strong and rather short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toes turned backward. The majority of toucans do not show any sexual dimorphism in their coloration, the genus Selenidera being the most notable exception to this rule (hence their common name, "dichromatic toucanets"). However, the ...
The specific name toco comes from either Tucá or Tucán, the Guarani word for toucan, and may mean "bone-nose". [9] Toco toucan is the official common name designated by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOU). [10] It is called the tucanuçu in Portuguese, tucán grande or tucán toco in Spanish, [11] and tucano-boi locally in Rio ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Red-breasted toucan Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766: Eastern Brazil, Pantanal of Bolivia, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Channel-billed toucan Ramphastos vitellinus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
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.
Emerald toucanet Emerald toucanet (nominate group) Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae Genus: Aulacorhynchus Species: A. prasinus Binomial name Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Gould, 1833) Subspecies See text Synonyms Pteroglossus prasinus The emerald toucanet ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population Red-breasted toucan. R. dicolorus (Linnaeus, 1766) Southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina LC Unknown [32] Channel-billed toucan. R. vitellinus [l] [m] Lichtenstein, M. H. C., 1823
While it is still a fairly common species, the Plate-billed mountain toucan is considered Near Threatened by the IUCN and is in decline because of habitat being lost to deforestation. It is also poached for the trade in exotic birds. [1] The plate-billed mountain toucan is the flagship bird of the La Planada Nature Reserve in Colombia. [5]
Yellow-throated toucan R. a. swainsonii in Costa Rica Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae Genus: Ramphastos Species: R. ambiguus Binomial name Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 Subspecies See text The yellow-throated toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is a ...