Toucans (Ramphastidae)

Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) - HBW 7, p. 270

French: Toucan toco German: Riesentukan Spanish: Tucán Toco
Other common names: Giant Toucan

Taxonomy: Ramphastos Toco P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Cayenne.
Distinctive, with no very close relatives. Belongs to the so-called “croaking group” of Ramphastos species, which also includes R. dicolorus, R. sulfuratus, R. brevis and R. vitellinus. Race albogularis poorly differentiated. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

toco P. L. S. Müller, 1776 - the Guianas and NE Brazil, S coastally to Pará, up Amazon W to Manaus, including large lower tributaries; SE Peru.
albogularis Cabanis, 1862 - Bolivia and C Brazil (Mato Grosso and Piauí) S to Argentina (Tucumán, Santa Fe) and SE Brazil (SE Rio Grande do Sul).

Least Concern

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36 photos

4.6 Passaro se ali... Brazil, Aug 2010

Lindolfo Souto
4.5 Adult bird, se... Brazil, Oct 2004

Pia Öberg
4.2 A bird on a pa... Brazil, Jun 2006

Nick Athanas
4.1 A portrait Brazil, Jun 2004

raniero massoli-novelli
4 relatively com... Brazil, Sep 2008

Juan Carlos Marín
4 An adult perch... Spain, Mar 2010

gemma aznar
4 Juvenile. Note... Argentina, Sep 2012

Juan Carlos Melillo
3.9 Here is very e... Brazil, Jul 2011

BaiaGrande
3.9 An immature pe... Spain, Jun 2012

gemma aznar
3.8 An immature pe... Spain, Jun 2012

gemma aznar
3.8 A bird perched... Argentina, Nov 2011

Carmelo López
3.7 An immature pe... Spain, Jun 2012

gemma aznar
3.7 An immature pe... Spain, Jun 2012

gemma aznar
3.7 The Tuco Touca... South Afri..., Oct 2012

derejeb
3.7 1 bird Brazil, Oct 2005

Daniêl Jimenez
3.7 Seating in the... Brazil, Dec 2010

douglasbete
3.5 hole in tree t... Brazil, May 2007

Nelson lage
3.3 close-up of a ... Argentina,

lsargentini
3.3 An adult. Brazil, Dec 2012

Ken Havard
3.2 Bird perched o... Brazil, Nov 2010

Bruno Piato
3 Close-up of an... Spain, Aug 2005

Pedro Ortega Pinilla
3 profile of a b... Brazil, Oct 2009

marianhw
3 profile of a b... Brazil, Oct 2009

marianhw
3 An adult bird ... Spain, Dec 2009

Alberto Soria
3 A Toco Toucan ... Brazil, Nov 2009

Fran Trabalon
3 Portrait of an... Spain, Aug 2010

gemma aznar
3 Toco Toucan (R... Germany, May 2013

Elias Neideck
2.8 A bird perched... Brazil, Nov 2011

Carmelo López
2.8 Adult perched ... Brazil, Jun 2011

Jerdickens
2.8 Free Toco touc... Paraguay, Oct 2011

Ivana Urízar
2.7 An adult perch... Spain, Jun 2010

gemma aznar
2.5 An adult perch... Spain, Aug 2010

gemma aznar
2.4 An adult bird ... Spain, Dec 2009

Alberto Soria
2.3 Feeding Argentina,

oleicfrisbee
2.3 perched in a c... Brazil, Dec 2009

Patrick Ellsworth
2 Two birds in f... Brazil, Nov 2009

Fran Trabalon