Keel-billed Toucan vs Resplendent Quetzal

Ramphastos sulfuratus 비교 대상 Pharomachrus mocinno

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Keel-billed Toucan Resplendent Quetzal
학명 Ramphastos sulfuratus Pharomachrus mocinno
Piciformes Trogoniformes
Ramphastidae Trogonidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 50.0 cm (19.7 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
날개 폭 56.0 cm (22.0 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
체중 400.0 g (14.11 oz) 210.0 g (7.41 oz)
식성 Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach … Primarily wild avocados and other laurel family fruits, supplemented with insects, lizards, and frogs. A …
산란 수 1-4 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Keel-billed Toucan 50.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 36.0 cm
날개 폭
Keel-billed Toucan 56.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 50.0 cm
체중
Keel-billed Toucan 400.0 g
Resplendent Quetzal 210.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Keel-billed Toucan only

Resplendent Quetzal only

Keel-billed Toucan

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

Resplendent Quetzal

Montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 meters. Requires old-growth forest with dead trees for nesting cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Keel-billed Toucan

노래

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.

Resplendent Quetzal

노래

Melodious, repetitive cooing: a series of 'kowee-kowee-kowee' or 'woh-woh-woh-woh' phrases. Male sings from high exposed perches in cloud forest canopy. Evocative highland call.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Keel-billed Toucan

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

Resplendent Quetzal

Southern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Resident in mountain cloud forests.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

Near Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

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How to Tell Them Apart

Keel-billed Toucan

깃털

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.

부리

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

Resplendent Quetzal

깃털

Males have iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a crimson-red breast, and extraordinarily long green tail coverts streaming up to 65 cm beyond the tail. Females are duller with grey breasts.

부리

Short, broad, bright yellow bill partially hidden by green feathers

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About These Birds

Keel-billed Toucan

용골부리투칸은 중앙아메리카의 열대 우림에 서식하는 화려한 투칸 종이다. 무지개색의 화려한 부리가 가장 큰 특징으로 몸 크기에 비해 매우 크지만 속이 비어 있어 가볍다. 과일을 주로 먹으며 둥지는 나무 구멍을 이용한다.

Resplendent Quetzal

The resplendent quetzal was considered divine by the Maya and Aztec civilizations, associated with the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Its iridescent green plumage and long tail streamers make it one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Guatemala's currency is named after this bird.

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