Toucans (Ramphastidae)
Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) - HBW 7, p. 269
French: Toucan à carène
German: Fischertukan
Spanish: Tucán Piquiverde
Other common names: Keel-billed(!)/Sulphur-breasted Toucan
Taxonomy: Ramphastos sulfuratus Lesson, 1830, Mexico.
Distinctive within the so-called “croaking group”, which also includes R. dicolorus, R. brevis, R. vitellinus and R. toco. Not especially closely related to any other species, with nearest relatives probably R. dicolorus and R. brevis. Races weakly defined, intergrading where they meet. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sulfuratus Lesson, 1830 - SE Mexico (from Veracruz) S through Belize and Guatemala to Honduras.
- brevicarinatus Gould, 1854 - Guatemala, Belize and Honduras S to N Colombia (R Atrato, lower R Cauca and lower R Magdalena) and extreme NW Venezuela.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A nervous bird calling continuously. Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (ssp sulphuratus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 6 August 2005 5 years ago 56 sec 4.7 -
A bird in a tree looking around, than preening Locality Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp brevicarinatus)
Eldert Groenewoud 3 May 2010 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 23 sec 4.6 -
A bird calling on a branch. Locality Santa Elena, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp brevicarinatus)
Richard Garrigues 15 July 2012 42 weeks ago 24 sec 4.6 -
An adult perched in a banana tree and then consuming the fruits Locality Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp brevicarinatus)
Greg Baker 3 April 2001 1 year ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a branch, preening, scratching its head and then flying away. Locality Yaxchilán Archaeological Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sulfuratus)
Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2009 3 years ago 50 sec 4.5 -
An individual looking around calmly Locality Gamboa, Panama Province, Panama (ssp brevicarinatus)
Robert Schaefer 29 December 2011 1 year ago 42 sec 4.3
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Perched bird in a bush
Locality Colombia (ssp brevicarinatus)
Mikko Pyhälä 5 January 2008 4 years ago 4.4 -
Rainbow-billed Toucan calling
Locality Cahuita National Park, Limón Province, Costa Rica
Tomas Grim 28 February 2013 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
Took this shot early Morning Waiting at Gamboa Rain Forest Resort car park.
Locality Gamboa, Panama Province, Panama (ssp brevicarinatus)
Stan Mansfield 6 July 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
Vagrant
Locality Antioquía Department, Colombia
Juango8a 7 August 2010 24 weeks ago 4 -
A bird perched on a branch
Locality Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Jacky Quirós Valerio 12 March 2012 1 year ago 3.7 -
Adult bird feeding.
Locality Muyil Archeaological Site, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp sulfuratus)
Ken Simonite 6 January 2011 2 years ago 3.7
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A bird calling repeatedly.
Locality Yaxchilán Archaeological Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp sulfuratus)
Josep del Hoyo 12 April 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Constant calls. Locality Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas, Texas, USA (United States)
pcx 24 November 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Two birds chattering. Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia
(ssp brevicarinatus)
herve jacob 20 January 2013 9 weeks ago 0
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