#Ramphastos sulfuratus

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Keel-billed Toucan

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Keel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Sulfuratus)

©Aurore Shirley

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Tucán Pico Iris (Tucán Pico Arcoiris, Curré Negro) - Keel-Billed Toucan -(Ramphastos sulfuratus) by Raúl Vega Via Flickr: Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

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BOTD: Keel-billed Toucan

Photo: Doug Greenberg

"The Keel-billed Toucan is a social species, seen in canopy-foraging flocks of six to 22 individuals. The birds roost and nest in natural or woodpecker-created tree cavities. Several toucans often share the same small space, fitting inside by tucking their bills beneath their wings and their tails over their backs. In flight, they labor along on broad, heavy wings, their big bills thrust straight forward. One bird guide described a Keel-billed Toucan in flight as resembling a bird 'pushing a banana.'"

- American Bird Conservancy

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Keel billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Costa Rica

Photo by Edwin Giesbers

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Sreejith Sreedharan

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- The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family.

- Photo Courtesy of Florian Kuster.

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Animal of the Day!

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

(Photo by Rolando Jordan)

Conservation Status- Near Threatened

Habitat- Central America; Northern South America

Size (Weight/Length)- 500 g; 50 cm

Diet- Fruits; Lizards; Eggs; Insects; Bird eggs

Cool Facts- Despite being one-third of the keel-billed toucan’s body, their bill is relatively light. The bill is made up of keratin and is used for a mix of fruit gathering, courtship, and heat regulation. Living in small flocks, the keel-billed toucan spends their days flying from tree to tree in search of ripe fruit. When fruit is in short supply, they snatch lizards from trees and eggs from nests. During the breeding season, males and females pair up and split off from their main flock. The bigger the male’s bill, the more likely a female picks him for the season. Both mom and dad incubate the eggs and raise the chicks, of which are completely helpless until about three weeks old when their eyes open. The chicks stay with their parents for about nine weeks before fledging and seeking a flock of their own. 

Rating- 12/10 (Built in air conditioning.)

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Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus

7/25/2023 Guanacaste, Costa Rica

I was driving on the highway down from Monteverde towards Playas del Coco, and I happened to see this toucan perched in a bare tree right next to the road. This was the first keel-billed toucan (and would end up being the only) we had seen in Costa Rica, and it was one of my partner's favorite birds/target birds for our trip. So of course, I did what any reasonable birder would do... and checked to see if anyone was behind me before immediately pulling over on the side of the road and stopping. I frantically told my partner "toucan! there's a toucan!" as I scrambled to get my camera out of the bag. She had her camera more accessible, and was able to get some very nice shots of it! This was the only shot I got - unfortunately as I got out of the car, I shut the door too hard and the toucan spooked and flew off. Still, this was one of our most exciting birding moments!

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I drew some toucans now bc i like them too! Contrary to the mustelids, these have their true colors. They sure are some birds

ID: a digital drawing of many toucan species. From left to right and top-down, there's a channel-billed toucan subspecies (Ramphastos vitellinus vitellinus), an emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus), a Choco toucan (Ramphastos brevis), a plate-billed mountain toucan (Andigena laminirostris) and a keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus). End ID.

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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. The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Colombia. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.

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The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is an exotic bird found in tropical forests from Colombia to Guatemala. This toucan was at the Aviario Nacional de Colombia near Cartagena.

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Soberania national park, Panama

A keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) pictured on Global Big Day 2024, a worldwide birdwatching event

Photograph: Bienvenido Velasco/EPA/Guardian #toucan #birdphotography #panama

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I FORGOT ABOUT THIS BLOG AAA Anyways, here's an extremely late pinned post :,) Basic Info: - uhhh He/They/It pronouns, currently identifying with the Achillean label - Basic DNI, don't be a butt and we'll be cool :) - I can't read emotion in text very well, so tone indicators are pretty cool, but not mandatory when interacting with me! - Will interact with all ages, as long as the user is cool w/ it (I'm 19) - Names I go by currently are Scout, Dominic & Quill! Feel free to refer to me as any of those :) ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── My therian types! Some I'm more connected to than others, but all have a connection of some sort :) - Night Fury - Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) - Munk's Devilray (Mobula munkiana) - Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) - Red Wolf (Canis rufus) - Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) - Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Feel free to interact w/ this post if ur also a silly little creature, I need more creatures in my circle /pos

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Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

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Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

© Bryan Rittenberry