Ramphastos tucanus
(L 19.5-24"" Wt 15.0-29.3 oz)
Throughout the Amazon Basin
...a weak flyer, is primarily arboreal
...three subspecies identified.
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Vulnerable
Ramphostos in Greek means
argumentative beak; tucanus is
Guarana (Paraguayan native)
for a toucan.
If forced to make a decision about my
favorite bird, I think I might choose the
kingfisher…or maybe a woodpecker or a
colorful broadbill…but then there’re the
dazzling kites and of course the amazing
toucans. Did I mention hawks? ...or parrots?
(Pete Zapasta)
© Ted Parker
Macaulay
Library