Largest and probably the best known
toucan..common attraction in
zoos...essentially a non-forest species.
Ramphastos toco
(L 21.5-25.5" Wt 1.1-1.9
lbs Bill 6.2-9.1")
Itatiaia Nat’l Park
Brazil
20Oct2017
We obviously need to revisit Brazil.
Ramphostos in Greek means
augmented bill; toco is a Guarani
(Paraguayan) name for this bird.
© Márcio
Repenning
Macaulay
Library