Bird Guide

Channel-billed Toucan vs White-throated Toucan

Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus

Large360 gForest

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.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the Channel-billed Toucan
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0
White-throated Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)

White-throated Toucan

Ramphastos tucanus

Large660 gForest

Like other toucans, the white-throated red billed toucan is brightly marked and has a huge maroon bill. It has a total length of 50–61 cm (19.5–24 in). Body weight is somewhat variable, ranging in adult birds from 425 to 830 g (0.937 to 1.830 lb). The male averages slightly larger, at a mass of 642 g (1.415 lb), while the female averages 580 g (1.28 lb). However, the subspecies R. t. cuvieri is larger, with males averaging 702 g (1.548 lb) and females averaging 687 g (1.515 lb). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 20.4 to 26.5 cm (8.0 to 10.4 in), the bill is 12.2 to 22 cm (4.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonogram of the White-throated Toucan
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Ana_Cotta · CC BY 2.0

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