Keel billed toucan fun facts. It is the smallest of all the toucans. Tip of a tail is red and feet are blue colored. Keel billed toucans are also known as rainbow billed toucans and sulfur breasted toucans.
In certain religions of south and central america the father of a new child must not eat toucan flesh as it might bewitch the newborn and cause it to fade away. Keel billed toucan has black body and yellow face and throat with green skin around eyes. Its bill is one of the most colorful beaks in the bird world.
In their native regions toucans are sometimes associated with evil spirits and are thought to be the incarnation of a demon. The keel billed toucan is the national bird of belize. Keel billed toucan can reach 17 to 22 inches in height and 47 to 88 pounds of weight.
They measure 17 to 22 inches 4255 cm in length including the oversized colorful banana shaped beaks which alone are about 5 79 inches 127 20 cm long and make up nearly one third of their body length and their long square shaped tail. The keel billed toucan is the rainbow of the rainforest. They are a member of the toucan family which includes 5 genera and over 40 different species.
This bird is also known as rainbow billed toucan. Keel billed toucans are amongst the larger species of toucans.