White-throated Toucan
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.
Sani Lodge
21Mar2017
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Vulnerable
List Status is
Vulnerable
Ramphostos in Greek means
argumentative beak; tucanus is
Guarana (Paraguayan native)
for a toucan.
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 they’re the
dazzling kites and of course the amazing
toucans.
favorite bird, I think I might choose the
kingfisher…or maybe a woodpecker or a
colorful broadbill…but then they’re the
dazzling kites and of course the amazing
toucans.
(Pete Zapasta)
© Ted Parker
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