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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Groove-billed Toucanet	Keel-billed Toucan
Nome científico	Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Ordem	Piciformes	Piciformes
Família	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	50,0 cm (19.7 in)
Envergadura	25,4 cm (10.0 in)	56,0 cm (22.0 in)
Peso	172,16666666666666 g (6.07 oz)	400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach …
Tamanho da postura	--	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Groove-billed Toucanet —

Keel-billed Toucan 50,0 cm

Envergadura

Groove-billed Toucanet 25,4 cm

Keel-billed Toucan 56,0 cm

Peso

Groove-billed Toucanet 172,16666666666666 g

Keel-billed Toucan 400,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Groove-billed Toucanet only

Nenhum

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

Groove-billed Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

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

Groove-billed Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Groove-billed Toucanet

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Groove-billed Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

Plumagem

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.

Bico

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

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About These Birds

Groove-billed Toucanet

Keel-billed Toucan

O tucano-de-bico-quilhado é o tucano nacional de Belize, com bico multicolorido espetacular em verde, vermelho e amarelo, habitando florestas tropicais da América Central.

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