Toucan
The toucans are tropical near passerine birds from South America. They are brightly marked and have enormous colourful bills.
Toucans are fructivorous (fruit-eating), but will take insects and other small prey. They are arboreal and nest in tree holes laying 2-4 white eggs.
Toucans do not migrate
This group is related to other Piciformes as below:
Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae, (woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks
- Family Capitonidae, (barbets)
- Family Ramphastidae, (toucans)
- Family Indicatoridae, (honeyguides)
- Galbulidae, (jacamars)
- Family Bucconidae, (puffbirds etc)
The last two families are sometimes separated as the order Gabuliformes
Species list
- Emerald Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus prasinus
- Groove-billed Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus sulcatus
- Chestnut-tipped Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus derbianus
- Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus haematopygus
- Yellow-browed Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus huallagae
- Blue-banded Toucanet, Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis
- Lettered Aracari, Pteroglossus inscriptus
- Green Aracari, Pteroglossus viridis
- Red-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus bitorquatus
- Ivory-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus azara
- Brown-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus mariae
- Chestnut-eared Aracari, Pteroglossus castanotis
- Black-necked Aracari, Pteroglossus aracari
- Collared Aracari, Pteroglossus torquatus
- Fiery-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus frantzii
- Stripe-billed Aracari, Pteroglossus sanguineus
- Pale-mandibled Aracari, Pteroglossus erythropygius
- Many-banded Aracari, Pteroglossus pluricinctus
- Curl-crested Aracari, Pteroglossus beauharnaesii
- Saffron Toucanet, Baillonius bailloni
- Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Andigena laminirostris
- Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Andigena hypoglauca
- Hooded Mountain-Toucan, Andigena cucullata
- Black-billed Mountain-Toucan, Andigena nigrirostris
- Yellow-eared Toucanet, Selenidera spectabilis
- Golden-collared Toucanet, Selenidera reinwardtii
- Tawny-tufted Toucanet, Selenidera nattereri
- Guianan Toucanet, Selenidera culik
- Spot-billed Toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris
- Gould's Toucanet, Selenidera gouldii
- Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Choco Toucan, Ramphastos brevis
- Citron-throated Toucan, Ramphastos citreolaemus
- Yellow-ridged Toucan, Ramphastos culminatus
- Channel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus
- Red-breasted Toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus
- Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos swainsonii
- Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus
- Red-billed Toucan, Ramphastos tucanus
- Cuvier's Toucan, Ramphastos cuvieri
- Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
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Toucans were used to advertise Guinness stout, and many collectables such as postcards and models with Guinness toucans on may be found.
