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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Toucans (/ ˈ t uː k æ n /, UK: /-k ə n /) are Neotropical birds in the family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the Toucan barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and over 40 different species. Toucans are arboreal and typically lay two to four white ...
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]
The Ramphastos genus, also known as toucans, is a genus of brightly colored, ...
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 ...
The red-breasted toucan is 42 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) long and weighs 265 to 400 g (9.3 to 14 oz); it is the smallest member of genus Ramphastos.The sexes are alike though the female's bill is shorter than the male's.
Plate-billed mountain toucan. A. laminirostris Gould, 1851: Southeastern Colombia to southern Ecuador NT Unknown [29] Hooded mountain toucan. A. cucullata (Gould, 1846) Southeastern Peru to central Bolivia LC Unknown [30] Black-billed mountain toucan. A. nigrirostris (Waterhouse, 1839)
The yellow-browed toucanet is 38 to 44 cm (15 to 17 in) long and weighs about 250 to 280 g (8.8 to 9.9 oz). The sexes are alike. Their bill is mostly bluish gray with a whitish gray tip and a bright white band at the base.