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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Black-throated Toucanet	Keel-billed Toucan
Nom scientifique	Aulacorhynchus atrogularis	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ordre	Piciformes	Piciformes
Famille	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Envergure	23,6 cm (9.3 in)	56,0 cm (22.0 in)
Poids	159,0 g (5.61 oz)	400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Taille de la couvée	1-5	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Black-throated Toucanet —

Keel-billed Toucan 50,0 cm

Envergure

Black-throated Toucanet 23,6 cm

Keel-billed Toucan 56,0 cm

Poids

Black-throated Toucanet 159,0 g

Keel-billed Toucan 400,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Black-throated Toucanet only

Aucun(e)

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

Black-throated Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

Chant

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

Black-throated Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Black-throated Toucanet

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-throated Toucanet

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.

Bec

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

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About These Birds

Black-throated Toucanet

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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