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Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
A toco toucan’s oversized bill helps it reach food and release body heat.
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Photograph by Giles Laurent. CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).
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Specimen notes
Where it lives and what it eats
- Habitat
- Open woodland, savanna, forest edges, and plantations
- Diet
- Fruit, insects, eggs, and small animals
- Geographic range
- Central and eastern South America
- Scientific name
- Ramphastos toco
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