Toucan types. Toucan family ramphastidae the common name given to numerous species of tropical american forest birds known for their large and strikingly coloured billsthe term toucanderived from tucano a native brazilian term for the birdis 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. Most of the channel billed toucans bill is black though it sports a pretty light blue color at its base. The keel billed toucan has a green beak tipped with red and orange sides.
Blue feet give him another splash of color. The only non forest living toucan is the toco toucan which is found in savannah with forest patches and open woodlands. The toco toucan the largest and best known toucan species is at home in south americas tropical forests.
The largest toucans are the ramphastos genus and include more than a dozen types of toucans. It is very similar to the larger chestnut mandibled toucan but lacks brown to the beak. Aracaris ramphastidae softbills andean toucanet aulacorhynchus albivitta black billed mountain toucan andigena nigrirostris black mandibled toucan ramphastos ambiguus blue banded toucanet aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis.