Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
About the Toco Toucan
The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and a large spot on the tip. It is endemic to South America, where it has a wide distribution from the Guianas south to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and its range has recently been expanding southwards. Unlike other toucans, which inhabit continuous forests, toco toucans inhabit a variety of semi-open habitats at altitudes of up to 1,750 m (5,740 ft). They are especially common in the Brazilian cerrado, gallery forests, and the wetlands of the Pantanal.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 130 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 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 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay 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.