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Choco Toucan
Ramphastos brevis
(L 17-18" Wt 13-17 oz)
Large toucan found in
Columbia and Ecuador.
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
13Feb2013
“El Chocó” refers to the Pacific
coast ranging through Panama,
Columbia, Ecuador and Peru.
Tell me who can
Catch a toucan?
Lou can.
 
Just how few can
Ride the toucan?
Two can.
 
What kind of goo can
Stick you to the toucan?
Glue can.
 
Who can write some
More about the toucan?
You can!
(Shel Silverstein)
Ramphostos in Greek means
argumentative beak; brevis
means short.
© Jay
McGowan
Macaulay
Library
International