| Toucans
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Keel-billed Toucan
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| Scientific classification
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| Genera
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Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Baillonius
Andigena
Selenidera
Ramphastos
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Toucans (in Portuguese: Tucano, Spanish: Tucán) 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.
Species list
- Pteroglossus
- 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
- Ramphastos
- 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
Keel-billed Toucan
Toucans in advertising
Toucans were used to advertise Guinness stout, and many collectables such as postcards and models with Guinness toucans on may be found. Toucan Sam is the mascot of Kellogg's Fruit Loops cereal.
External links
de:Tukane
es:Tucán
pl:Tukanowate
pt:Tucano
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