Keel-billed toucan / Fischertukan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

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Keel billed toucan. 2020-02-19 06:49:02 Panama

Observations

First documented observation: 2018-02-28 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2023-04-19 in Yucatan.

Description

Classification: Genus Ramphastos (Ramphastos); Family Ramphastidae (Ramphastidae)
General: We saw this on the grounds of Gamboa Rainforest Resort and around Panama and Costa Rica.
General: The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American member of the toucan family. It is the national bird of Belize.[2] The species is found in tropical jungles from southern Mexico to Colombia. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruits, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.[3] [more]
Etymology: Sie wird häufig mit dem Quaken eines Frosches verglichen und mit quenky quenky quok quok quok lautmalerisch umschrieben. [Link]

Media


Two keel billed toucans. 2023-04-19 11:40:26 Yucatan

Keel billed toucan in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-13 06:51:18 Manzanillo

Keel billed toucan in Manzanillo, Costa Rica. 2020-03-13 06:51:14 Manzanillo

Two keel billed toucans. 2020-02-19 07:10:20 Panama

Arenal keel billed toucan. 2018-02-28 08:53:58 Costa Rica

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Traveling in Central Americain 2018 / Traveling in Central America in 2020 / Vacation in the Yucatan peninsula.