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The toco toucan, the largest and best-known toucan species,
is at home in South America’s tropical forests. Its oversized,
colorful bill has made it one of the world’s most popular
birds: They’re familiar commercial mascots, known for hawk-
ing stout, cereal, and other products. They can weigh nearly
two pounds and grow to 25 inches long, with their bill ac- Measuring 63.5 cm
counting for nearly half of their length. (25 in.) in length, and
The bright orange
Indigenous peoples regard the bird with a sacred eye; they beak is about 19 cm (8 in.)
are traditionally seen as conduits between the worlds of the long – one third of the bird’s
living and the spirits. total length. The toco toucan
is the largest of all toucans.
Its black body and white
TOCO throat are overshadowed by
its most recognizable trait: a
large colorful beak. Toucans
nest in the hollows of trees.
TOUCAN ties created and abandoned
They often move into cavi-
by woodpeckers.
Toucans are members
of the Neotropical near passerine
bird family Ramphastidae.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/t/toco-toucan/
