Citron-throated Toucan (Ramphastos citreolaemus)
About the Citron-throated Toucan
The channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) 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. The channel-billed toucan was formally described in 1823 as Ramphastos vitellinus by the German naturalist Hinrich Lichtenstein. The specific epithet is Medieval Latin meaning "deep yellow colour tinged red", from Latin vitellus meaning "yolk of an egg". The type location is Cayenne in French Guiana. Four subspecies are recognized:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinusrecording
- White-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusrecording
- Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.