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The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its massive beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and ...
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. Family Ramphastidae. Genus Aulacorhynchus: eleven species; Genus Pteroglossus: fourteen species; Genus Selenidera: six species
The lettered aracari is the smallest species of toucan. Toucans range in size from the lettered aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus), at 130 g (4.6 oz) and 29 cm (11 in), to the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), at 680 g (1.50 lb) and 63 cm (25 in).
A Toco toucan watches its surroundings in a photograph taken on a recent safari to the Pantanal of Brazil. ... With sharp eyes and good ears, we were able to identify over 150 species of birds ...
The majority of the species were considered endangered in the 1970s and 1980s when they “were in very low numbers or likely already extinct at the time of listing,” the release said.
The toco toucan is an animal typical of the Brazilian savannas. ... as various species possess special characteristics, ... Of the 202 endangered animals in Brazil, ...
Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally, 53 avian species (0.48% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.
Chestnut-eared aracari Toco toucan. Order: Piciformes Family: Ramphastidae. 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.