Male toco toucan. The family includes five genera and over forty different species. Toco toucans are not a sexually dimorphic species of bird. They make their nests in tree hollows and holes excavated by other animals such as woodpeckersthe toucan bill has very limited use as an.
The toco toucan is the largest toucan species. Toucans are arboreal and typically lay 221 white eggs in their nests. The toco toucan is a poor flyer moving from tree to tree mostly by hopping.
They measure between 55 and 65cm 22 26inch. Or to explain it in laybirds terms there is no visual difference between male and female toucans. The toco toucan is an omnivore.
Zoological society of san diego 2010. These toucans have wings measuring 50 119cm 20 47in. Adult male toco toucans are typically larger than adult females.
Castro et al 2003. Although scientists have yet to discover the exact function of such a large bill they believe it may play an important role in the courtship display and as a defensive weapon. Tattersall et al 2009.
Toucans are members of the neotropical near passerine bird family ramphastidae. How does a toco toucan look. Male toco toucan toco toucans are the largest of all the toucans and they have the widest distribution of any toucan species ranging throughout brazil otni argentina and bolivia to the south peru to the west and as far north as guyana and surinam.
Toucan bill and diet both male and female toucans possess large colorful bills. Juveniles are easily differentiated from the adults due to the youngs duller colors and stubbier bill. Unlike many other varieties of bird such as ducks and peacocks both genders of toco toucans share the same coloring general size and indentifying characteristics.
They are brightly marked and have large often colorful bills. The average male weight is 723 g 1594 lb while the females average to 576 g 1270 lb. They are sexually dimorphic with males being slightly heavier than females.
Seki et al 2005. The toco toucan weighs 500 to 876g 176 309oz in size. It is a common attraction in zoos.
Absolute astronomy contributors 2009. The ramphastidae are most closely related to the american barbets. The toco toucan ramphastos toco also known as the common toucan or giant toucan is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family.
Toucans have a loud frog like call that can be heard up to a half mile away in the jungle.