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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.
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]
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 .
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
Extensive research has shown that close to 300 species inhabit the area, among which the keel-billed toucan, the lineated woodpecker or the Yucatan jay (in Belize commonly known as Yucatan blue jay). In 1992, the American woodstorks returned as a breeding species to Shipstern Lagoon, and specific conservation measures were implemented to ...
Pages in category "Birds of Belize" ... Keel-billed motmot; Keel-billed toucan; L. Lesson's motmot; Long-billed hermit; M. Mangrove vireo; Masked tityra; Melodious ...
The keel-billed toucan is native to Belize. Belize is a country with a rich variety of wildlife, due to its unique position between North and South America, and a wide range of climates and habitats for plant and animal life. [1]
Belize: Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii [9] Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus [10] Botswana: Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga [11] Brazil: Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris [12] Cambodia: Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli [13] [better source needed] Giant ibis ...