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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Keel-billed Toucan	Tawny-tufted Toucanet
Nome científico	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Selenidera nattereri
Ordem	Piciformes	Piciformes
Família	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	50,0 cm (19.7 in)	—
Envergadura	56,0 cm (22.0 in)	25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Peso	400,0 g (14.11 oz)	158,0 g (5.57 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

Keel-billed Toucan 50,0 cm

Tawny-tufted Toucanet —

Envergadura

Keel-billed Toucan 56,0 cm

Tawny-tufted Toucanet 25,1 cm

Peso

Keel-billed Toucan 400,0 g

Tawny-tufted Toucanet 158,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Keel-billed Toucan only

🏖️ Coastal

Tawny-tufted Toucanet only

Nenhum

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

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.

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

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Geographic Range & Migration

Keel-billed Toucan

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

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

Least Concern

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

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About These Birds

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.

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

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