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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Plate-billed Mountain-toucan	Keel-billed Toucan
Scientific Name	Andigena laminirostris	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Order	Piciformes	Piciformes
Family	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Conservation Status	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Length	—	50.0 cm (19.7 in)
Wingspan	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)
Weight	315.0 g (11.11 oz)	400.0 g (14.11 oz)
Diet	--	Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Clutch Size	2-3	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan —

Keel-billed Toucan 50.0 cm

Wingspan

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan 33.8 cm

Keel-billed Toucan 56.0 cm

Weight

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan 315.0 g

Keel-billed Toucan 400.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan only

None

Keel-billed Toucan only

🏖️ Coastal

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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Song & Call Comparison

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Keel-billed Toucan

Song

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Keel-billed Toucan

Plumage

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

Bill

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

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About These Birds

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Keel-billed Toucan

The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize and one of the most recognizable birds in the Neotropics. Its oversized bill, which can be a third of its body length, is actually very light due to its hollow honeycomb structure. Toucans roost communally, with up to six adults squeezing into a single tree cavity.

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