Keel- Billed Toucan ( Adult )

Keel-Billed Toucan – Description and Characteristics

Scientific name: Ramphastos sulfuratus

Common names: Keel-billed toucan, Rainbow-billed toucan

 

🦜 General Description

The keel-billed toucan is a colorful tropical bird native to Central and South America. It is best known for its large, rainbow-colored bill, which looks heavy but is actually light and hollow. This toucan is not only famous for its beauty but also for its important role in the rainforest ecosystem.

🌈 Main Characteristics

Size:

Around 42 to 52 cm (16.5 to 20.5 inches) in length, including the bill.

The bill itself can measure up to 20 cm (almost 8 inches), nearly one-third of its total body length.

Coloration:

• Bill: Bright green with shades of orange, red, and blue.

  Body: Mostly black.
• Throat and chest: Bright yellow.
• Tail and underparts: Red and orange tones.
• Feet: Pale blue.

• Weight:

  Approximately 380 to 500 grams (0.8 to 1.1 pounds).

• Lifespan:

  Up to 15–20 years in the wild, sometimes longer in captivity.

 

🌿 Habitat and Distribution

Found in rainforests and lowland tropical forests from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and Venezuela.

Prefers the upper canopy, where it feeds and nests.

🍇 Diet

Omnivorous, but mainly frugivorous (fruit-eating).

Also eats insects, small reptiles, bird eggs, and occasionally small frogs or lizards.

Plays an important role in seed dispersal, helping trees grow throughout the forest.

🐣 Reproduction

Nests in tree cavities, often using holes made by woodpeckers.

Lays 2 to 4 white eggs.

Both parents care for the chicks.

Chicks hatch blind and featherless and stay in the nest for about 8 to 9 weeks.

 

 

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Sounds

 

• Makes a frog-like croaking sound, often described as a “rrrrok” or “crek-crek”.

• Not as loud or melodic as other tropical birds, but still quite distinctive

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