Green-billed toucan

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Green-billed toucan
Tucano de bico verde (Ramphastos dicolorus).jpg
In Parque das Aves, Brazil

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Ramphastos
Species:
R. dicolorus
Binomial name
Ramphastos dicolorus
Synonyms
  • Ramphastos discolorus
  • Rhamphastos dicolorus

The green-billed toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus), or red-breasted toucan, is a near-passerine bird in the family Ramphastidae found in southern and eastern Brazil, Pantanal of Bolivia, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It is primarily found in the Atlantic Forest. Overall, it is fairly common, and therefore considered to be of least concern by IUCN.[1]

It is one of the smallest species of Ramphastos toucans, weighing 265–400 g (9.3–14.1 oz) and measuring 40–46 cm (15.5–18 in) long in total.[2] Its beak is one of the shortest of Ramphastos toucans at only about 10 cm (3.9 in) in length. Its breast is actually orange, with yellow at the sides. The beak is mostly pale greenish-horn, leading to its common name. In aviculture, their requirement of spacious cages, a high fruit diet and sensitivity to hemochromatosis (iron storage disease) make them difficult to maintain for novice keepers.

Skull of a green-billed toucan

References[]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Ramphastos dicolorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22682129A131278894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22682129A131278894.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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