Toco toucan

The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), also known as the toucan or common toucan, is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America. It is a common attraction in zoos.

Toco Toucan
Toco Toucan at Birdworld, Surrey, England
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Ramphastidae
Genus:	Ramphastos
Species:	R. toco
Binomial name
Ramphastos toco Statius Müller, 1776
Distribution of the Toco Toucan

Toco Toucan Media

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  Adult (left) and juvenile toucan

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  A partially leucistic toco toucan

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  Toco toucan flying in the Brazilian Pantanal

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  Close-up of toco toucan beak

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  Toco toucan feeding on papaya

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  Ad featuring the Guinness toucan in Dublin, Ireland

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  Drinking water from the Cuiaba River in the Brazilian Pantanal

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  Eating Amazon lava lizard

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  Feeding on buff-necked ibis eggs

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  Attacking buff-necked ibis nestlings by attempting to break their neck