Over 40 species of brightly marked birds of the American tropics with huge, often colourful bills. They live in trees, mostly eat fruit, and nest in holes made by other animals.
Quick answers
What is it?Bird
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inSouth America, Central America
HabitatRainforest, Forest
ColoursBlack, Yellow, Orange
SizeMedium
Legs2
Covered inFeathers
Lives inflocks
Lives for15–20 years
Can fly
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Central and South America.
- What it eats
- Mostly fruit.
Did you know
The huge beak is light, filled with foam-like keratin, and works as a radiator to shed heat.
Toucans sometimes fence and wrestle with their bills, probably to settle who ranks higher.
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