Choco toucan
Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945
The choco toucan (Ramphastos brevis) is a species in the family Ramphastidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 412 g to 709 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the choco toucan
- Weight
- 412 g – 709 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the choco toucan live?
Not recorded
What is the choco toucan?
The Choco toucan (Ramphastos brevis) is a bird in the family Ramphastidae, the toucans, toucanets, and aracaris. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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Is the choco toucan endangered?
The choco toucan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the choco toucan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyRamphastidae
- genusRamphastos
- SpeciesRamphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945
Synonyms Ramphastos ambiguus brevis
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Chocó toucanEnglish
- Chocó toucanEnglish
- طوقان قصيرArabic
- tucà del ChocóCatalan
- tukan hnědošíjnýCzech
- twcan ChocoWelsh
- ChocótukanDanish
- KüstentukanGerman
- ĉokoa tukanoEsperanto
- Tucán del ChocóSpanish
- rannikutuukanEstonian
- kolumbiantukaaniFinnish
- Toucan du ChocoFrench
- čokoski tukanCroatian
- parti tukánHungarian
- Tucano del ChocòItalian
- チョコキムネオオハシJapanese
- čokinis tukanasLithuanian
- ChocótoekanDutch
- chocotukanNorwegian
- tukan górskiPolish
- tucano-chocóPortuguese
- tucano-do-chocóPortuguese
- Чокский туканRussian
- Чокосский туканRussian
- tukan žlto-čiernySlovak
- Čoko tukanSerbian
- Cüce TukanTurkish
- Çoko TukanıTurkish
- тукан гірськийUkrainian
- 乔科巨嘴鸟Chinese
- 喬科鵎鵼Chinese
Relatives of the choco toucan
Other species in the same genus Ramphastos.
Keel-billed toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Toco toucan
Ramphastos toco
Red-breasted toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Channel-billed toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
White-throated toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Yellow-throated toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
CompareChoco toucan vs Keel-billed toucanChoco toucan vs Toco toucanChoco toucan vs Red-breasted toucanChoco toucan vs Channel-billed toucan
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the choco toucan?
An adult choco toucan weighs 412 g – 709 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the choco toucan endangered?
The choco toucan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the choco toucan?
The choco toucan (Ramphastos brevis) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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