Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
(L 21-22" Wt 1.3-1.6 lbs)
Large and conspicuous from
Honduras to west Ecuador
...mostly eats fruit.
Honduras to west Ecuador
...mostly eats fruit.
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
13Feb2013
I’m Toucan. I’m more beak than bird.
In profile I may look absurd.
I sport a bill that’s giant-size.
It’s true. I don’t hyperbolize.
(Elaine Magliaro)
Ramphostos in Greek means
argumentative beak.
argumentative beak.
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Choco
Toucan
Toucan
Voice is often the best
way to ID from Choco
Toucan.
way to ID from Choco
Toucan.