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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Plate-billed Mountain-toucan	Tucán Arcoíris
Nombre científico	Andigena laminirostris	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Orden	Piciformes	Piciformes
Familia	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Estado de conservación	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Longitud	—	50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Envergadura	33,8 cm (13.3 in)	56,0 cm (22.0 in)
Peso	315,0 g (11.11 oz)	400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Tamaño de la puesta	2-3	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan —

Tucán Arcoíris 50,0 cm

Envergadura

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan 33,8 cm

Tucán Arcoíris 56,0 cm

Peso

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan 315,0 g

Tucán Arcoíris 400,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

🌲 Bosque

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan only

Ninguno

Tucán Arcoíris only

🏖️ Costero

Tucán Arcoíris

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

Tucán Arcoíris

Canto

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

Tucán Arcoíris

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

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Estado de conservación

Near Threatened

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Least Concern

Tucán Arcoíris

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How to Tell Them Apart

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Tucán Arcoíris

Plumaje

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.

Pico

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

Tucán Arcoíris

El tucán arcoíris es el ave nacional de Belice, con un gran pico multicolor, que habita en selvas tropicales de México y América Central.

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