Birds of Panama

    PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae (Toucans)  
Genus: Ramphastos (3 species, 8 worldwide)



Yellow-throated Toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Near Threatened
Mutatá, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A large toucan once called the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (but has a black bill in parts of South America).
From back at nest hole in a palm.

Choco Toucan
Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)
San Cipriano, Valle de Cauca, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

25% smaller than the Yellow-throated Toucan, and always with a black lower mandible.

Keel-billed Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Near Threatened
Rancho Margot, Costa Rica
  A medium-sized toucan with a beautiful bill.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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