Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Other Names (World)
Keel-billed Toucan, Rainbow-billed Toucan, Sulphur-breasted Toucan

Family
Ramphastidae (Toucans)

Size
48 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lesson, 1830

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (69)...)

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) [XC271557]
by Peter Boesman from Cerro Azul area, Panama (song)

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) [XC871948]
by Joost van Bruggen from Gamboa village, Panama, Panama (duet, song)

Subspecies
Distinctive within the so-called "croaking group", which also includes Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus), Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis), Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) and Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco). Not especially closely related to any other species, with nearest relatives probably Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) and Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis). Subspecies weakly defined, intergrading where they meet.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sulfuratus Lesson, 1830 - South-eastern Mexico (from Veracruz) south through Belize and Guatemala to Honduras.
brevicarinatus Gould, 1854 - Guatemala, Belize and Honduras south to northern Colombia (R Atrato, lower R Cauca and lower R Magdalena) and extreme north-western Venezuela.

References
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Files:

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