Toco toucan
Ramphastos toco P. L. S. Müller, 1776
The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), also called the Giant toucan or Common toucan, is a bird in the family Ramphastidae and the order Piciformes. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 618 g, and its diet category is frugivore, placing it at the herbivore trophic level.
Quick facts about the toco toucan
It lives in grassland habitat, has a perching lifestyle, is sedentary, and its geographic range covers 4,573,000 km². Its eggs have an incubation period of 15.3 days, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- 618 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- fruitssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 15.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the toco toucan
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Where does the toco toucan live?
Not recorded
What is the toco toucan?
The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and a large spot on the tip. It is endemic to South America, where it has a wide distribution from the Guianas to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and its range has recently been expanding southwards. Unlike other toucans which inhabit closed-canopy forests, toco toucans primarily inhabit a variety of semi-open habitats at altitudes of up to 1,750 m (5,740 ft). They are especially common in the Brazilian cerrado, gallery forests, and the wetlands of the Pantanal.
Toco toucans mainly feed on fleshy fruits, but also supplement their diets with insects, eggs, and the nestlings of other birds. They will eat any available sugar-rich fruits, and show a high level of variation in their diet depending on the surrounding habitat. Breeding is seasonal, with the timing of the breeding season differing between regions. Nests are usually made in hollows in trees and contain two to four eggs; both parents incubate the eggs for 17–18 days before hatching. It is considered to be of Least Concern by BirdLife International.
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What does the toco toucan sound like?
Is the toco toucan endangered?
The toco 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
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How is the toco toucan classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyRamphastidae
- genusRamphastos
- SpeciesRamphastos toco P. L. S. Müller, 1776
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Common toucanEnglish
- Giant toucanEnglish
- TokotoekanAfrikaans
- طوقان توكوArabic
- tucà tocoCatalan
- tukan obrovskýCzech
- twcan tocoWelsh
- KæmpetukanDanish
- RiesentukanGerman
- giganta tukanoEsperanto
- Tucán tocSpanish
- Tucán grandeSpanish
- Tucán tocoSpanish
- tokotuukan (toko)Estonian
- kuningastukaaniFinnish
- Toucan tocoFrench
- טוקן הטוקוHebrew
- veliki tukanCroatian
- óriástukánHungarian
- Tucano tocoItalian
- オニオオハシJapanese
- didysis tukanasLithuanian
- ReuzentoekanDutch
- tukan wielkiPolish
- tucanuçuPortuguese
- Tucano-de-peito-brancoPortuguese
- tucano-gigantePortuguese
- Tucano-tocoPortuguese
- Тукан-токоRussian
- Большой туканRussian
- tukan veľkozobýSlovak
- Toko tukanSerbian
- tocotukanSwedish
- Dev TukanTurkish
- Toko TukanıTurkish
- тукан великийUkrainian
- 巨嘴鸟Chinese
- 托哥巨嘴鸟Chinese
- 鞭笞鵎鵼Chinese
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Relatives of the toco toucan
Other species in the same genus Ramphastos.
Keel-billed toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Green-billed toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Yellow-ridged toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Cuvier's toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Choco toucan
Ramphastos brevis
Black-mandibled toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
CompareToco toucan vs Keel-billed toucanToco toucan vs Green-billed toucanToco toucan vs Yellow-ridged toucanToco toucan vs Cuvier's toucan
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the toco toucan?
The toco toucan is a bird in the family Ramphastidae, part of the order Piciformes.
How heavy is the toco toucan?
The toco toucan has an adult body mass of 618 g, which puts it in the small size class (10 g to 1 kg).
What does the toco toucan eat?
The toco toucan is a frugivore, and its trophic level is herbivore.
What habitat does the toco toucan live in?
The toco toucan lives in grassland habitat and has a perching lifestyle. It is sedentary.
Is the toco toucan endangered?
No. The toco toucan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the toco toucan lay?
The toco toucan lays 2.9 eggs per clutch as a representative value, and its eggs have an incubation period of 15.3 days.
Who named the toco toucan?
The toco toucan was named Ramphastos toco by P. L. S. Müller, 1776.
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