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- Toucan | Brightly Colored Bird of the Neotropics | Britannica
toucan, (family Ramphastidae), the common name given to numerous species of tropical American forest birds known for their large and strikingly coloured bills The term toucan—derived from tucano, a native Brazilian term for the bird—is used in the common name of about 15 species (Ramphastos and Andigena), and the aracaris and toucanets are very similar smaller birds of the same family that
- Toucan - San Diego Zoo Animals Plants
Height: Largest - toco toucan Ramphastos toco, up to 24 inches (61 centimeters); smallest - tawny-tufted toucanet Selenidera nattereri, 12 5 inches (61 centimeters) Weight: Heaviest - toco toucan, up to 1 9 pounds (860 grams); lightest - lettered aracari Pteroglossus inscriptus inscriptus , 3 4 ounces (95 grams)
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