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What the Channel-billed Toucan sounds like
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Like other toucans, the channel-billed is brightly marked and has a huge bill. It is typically 48 cm (19 in) long with a 9–14 cm (3½-5½ in) bill. It weighs 300–430 g (11–15 oz) Nominate race (R. v. vitellinus): Its upperparts, belly, tail and most of the bill are black, and the uppertail and undertail coverts are red. The bare eye-patch and bill base are blue, the throat is white, most of the central breast is yellow-orange fading to white laterally and the lower breast sharply contrasts with a broad transverse red band. The iris is dark brownish.
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When to see the Channel-billed Toucan
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Channel-billed Toucan
The map shades 11 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Channel-billed Toucan
The channel-billed toucan is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia.
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Easily confused with
Toco ToucanRamphastos tocoToco toucans are the largest species of toucan, with an average length of 56 cm (22 in).
White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusLike other toucans, the white-throated red billed toucan is brightly marked and has a huge maroon bill.
Red-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorusThe red-breasted toucan is 42 to 48 cm (17 to 19 in) long and weighs 265 to 400 g (9.3 to 14 oz); it is the smallest member of genus Ramphastos.
Side by side: Channel-billed Toucan vs Keel-billed Toucan · Channel-billed Toucan vs Yellow-throated Toucan · Channel-billed Toucan vs White-throated Toucan · Channel-billed Toucan vs Toco Toucan · Channel-billed Toucan vs Red-breasted Toucan · Channel-billed Toucan vs Choco Toucan
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