Predators of the toucan. However if a predator discovers a toucans nest the toucan will flee rather than fight abandoning its eggs. One thing common among them is that toucans like their. Toucan predators includes humans wild cats large birds snakes and weasels.
The family ramphastidae creatures are visually remarkable due to their immense beaks. The toco toucan the largest and best known toucan species is at home in south americas tropical forests. And there is of course their primary predator humans.
The primary source of food for the toucan is the fruit which grows on the trees where the toucan lives. Toucans eat fruits berries nuts and seeds along with eggs insects and small mammals and reptiles. Toucans have a number of predators in the south american jungle including humans large birds of prey and wild cats.
Toucans are medium sized birds that live in the rain forests in the caribbean and south america. The san diego zoos page states that avian predators are hawks eagles and owls. Toucans are birds who originate in south america and central america.
Its oversized colorful bill has made it one of the worlds most popular birds. Thirty four individual toucan species exist all of which are similar in many ways and distinct in others.