The Keel-billed Toucan has a black body, a yellow neck, chest, and throat, and a large, colorful beak with a keel-shaped ridge on top. Its bill is mostly green with red, orange, and blue patches. Large unmistakable toucan with a huge, rainbow-colored bill. Often seen in pairs, but not usually in groups like aracaris. Flies with a few flaps followed by a swooping glide, sometimes high over the forest canopy, and looks like a ‘flying banana.’ Heard more often than seen: ‘song’ is a far-carrying, frog-like croak, repeated steadily. Despite its large size and bright colors, can be difficult to see in leafy canopy, where it moves deliberately in search of food.
- Conservation Status : Near Threatened
- Habitat : Rainforests, Forests
- Class: Aves
- Order: Piciformes
- Family: Ramphastidae
- Genus: Ramphastos
Diet
These birds feed primarily on fruit, but will occasionally eats insects, reptiles, birds, and eggs.
Colors
Black body, yellow neck, chest, and throat, colorful beak with green, red, orange, and blue patches
Fun Facts
Keel-billed Toucans are known for their loud, croaking calls that can be heard from a distance. They have a unique feeding technique where they toss food into the air and catch it in their beaks. These toucans play an important role in seed dispersal in the rainforest.