Choco toucan
Choco toucan | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Ramphastidae |
Genus: | Ramphastos |
Species: | R. brevis
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Binomial name | |
Ramphastos brevis Meyer de Schauensee, 1945
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Estimated Choco toucan range in blue | |
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The Choco toucan (Ramphastos brevis) is a
Taxonomy and systematics
The Choco toucan was long treated as a subspecies of the
Description
The Choco toucan is 46 to 48.5 cm (18 to 19 in) long and weighs 365 to 482 g (13 to 17 oz). The sexes are alike though the female's bill is shorter than the male's. Their bill's
Distribution and habitat
As suggested by its
Behavior
Movement
The Choco toucan does not have a migratory pattern, but pairs and groups move up- and downslope while foraging.[4]
Feeding
The Choco toucan forages mostly in the forest canopy. Its diet is not known in detail but is mainly fruits and probably includes insects and small vertebrates. It has been noted following army ant swarms, probably to feed on prey disturbed by them.[4]
Breeding
The Choco toucan's breeding season appears to be mostly between June and August though it might begin much earlier in Colombia. Pairs display to each other by swinging their heads back and forth while vocalizing. Nothing else is known about their breeding biology.[4]
Vocal and non-vocal sounds
The Choco toucan is one of the "croaker" group of toucans.[3] Its call is "a steadily repeated series of croaking 'kreeork' notes, sometimes speeded up into a 'kriik'."[5] It also clacks its bill and makes grating sounds with a closed bill.[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Jacamars, puffbirds, barbets, toucans, honeyguides". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved July 24, 2022
- ^ a b c d e f g Short, L.L. and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chotou1.01 retrieved January 5, 2023
- ISBN 978-0-8014-8721-7.
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