Birds of the World

    PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae (Toucans)  
Genus: Ramphastos (8 species)



Yellow-throated Toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Near Threatened
Range: SA: se Honduras to w Ecuador; w Venezuela to c Peru
Mutatá, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large toucan once called the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (but has a black bill in parts of South America).
From back at nest hole in a palm.

Choco Toucan
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)
Range: SA: nw Colombia to sw Ecuador
San Cipriano, Valle de Cauca, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

25% smaller than the Yellow-throated Toucan, and always with a black lower mandible.

Citron-throated Toucan
Citron-throated Toucan (Ramphastos citreolaemus)
Range: SA: n Colombia and nw Venezuela
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large toucan most closely related to the Channel-billed Toucan. Almost always seen inside the forest.

Red-breasted Toucan
Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus)
Range: SA: se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina
Parque de Aves, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Keel-billed Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Near Threatened
Range: MA, SA: e Mexico to nw Venezuela
Rancho Margot, Costa Rica
  A medium-sized toucan with a beautiful bill.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Toco Toucan
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
Range: SA: ne, c, se
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large toucan made famous by being on a cereal box.

White-throated Toucan
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
Range: SA: Amazonia
Parque das Aves, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil
  A large toucan.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-throated Toucan
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus tucanus)
Range: SA: Amazonia
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

A large toucan. The 'tucanus' subspecies in west Venezuela, Guyanas, and northeast Brazil has a red bill. Both races have a yellow stripe on top of the bill like one race of the Channel-billed Toucan.

Channel-billed Toucan
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)
Range: SA: Amazonia and e, se Brazil
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Channel-billed Toucan
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ariel)
Range: SA: Amazonia and e, se Brazil
Brazil  
   
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.

A bit smaller than the White-throated Toucan. There are three forms, and a fourth that is now a species, the Citron-throated Toucan. The 'ariel' subspecies in east Brazil has a yellow/orange chest/throat and a black bill. The 'culminatus' subspecies in most of the west Amazon has a white chest/throat and all black bill. The 'vitellinus' subspecies in the Guyanas and north Brazil has a yellow stripe on the top of the bill and a mix of white and orange on the chest/throat.


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