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The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) recognises 43 species of toucans in five genera. [1] This list does not include hybrid species, extinct prehistoric species, or putative species not yet accepted by the IOU.
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 phylogenetic relationships among toucans have been the subject of ongoing debate and research; in the past, the eight toucan species were classified into different subfamilies based on their bill size and shape. However, recent molecular studies have suggested that toucans are more closely related to aracaris and toucanets than previously ...
An aracari or araçari (US: / ˌ ɑːr ə ˈ s ɑːr i / AR-ə-SAR-ee, [1] UK: / ˌ ær ə ˈ s ɑːr i / ARR-ə-SAR-ee, /-ˈ k ɑːr i /- KAR-ee) [2] is any of the medium-sized toucans that, together with the saffron toucanet, make up the genus Pteroglossus. They are brightly plumaged and have enormous, contrastingly patterned bills.
Toco toucans are one of the best-known Neotropical birds, [11] both internationally [44] and domestically within their range. [45] They are also the best-represented species of toucan on the internet, internationally and within Brazil. [46] The toucan is an object of ridicule in Brazilian legend.
List of toucans This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 01:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 ...
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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]