Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

Like other toucans, the Chestnut-mandibled is brightly marked and has a large bill. The male is 56 cm long and weighs 750g . The smaller female is typically 52 cm long and weighs 580g .

The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, or Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) is a near-passerine bird which breeds from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia to western Ecuador. This species is replaced from southern Colombia to eastern Peru by the closely related Black-mandibled Toucan, R. ambiguus, with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. The scientific and alternative English names commemorate the English ornithologist and artist William Swainson. More

The call of the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan is a yelping yo-YIP, a-yip, a-yip, or a Dios te d??, Dios te d??. It is given to maintain contact as the flock travels in "follow-my-leader" style through the trees, but also in chorus at the evening roosts. Behavior Small flocks, usually consisting of 3-12 birds, move through the forest with an undulating flight, rarely travelling more than 100 m at a time. More

Chestnut-mandibled ToucanHabitat This large frugivore lives in the canopy of lowland and highland wet forests. Range The total range for this bird includes the area between eastern Honduras and northern Colombia. In Costa Rica it is most common in the wet forest lowlands of the Caribbean slope up to 1,200 m; on the Pacific side it is common to abundant between the lowlands (up to1,850 m) along the Cordillera de Talamanca up to Carara. More

The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan is a resident breeder in moist lowland forest. The 2-4 white eggs are laid in an unlined cavity high in a decayed section of a living tree, or occasionally in an old woodpecker nest in a dead tree. Both sexes incubate the eggs for at 14-15 days, and the toucan chicks remain in the nest after hatching. More

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Aspects of the topic chestnut-mandibled toucan are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * species of toucan (in toucan (bird family)) ...appearing unwieldy, even heavy, the bill is composed of extremely lightweight bone covered with keratin—the same material as human fingernails. More

The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan is a brightly marked bird with a large bill, which lives from northern Colombia to eastern Honduras. The male is about 55cm long, but the female is only a little smaller. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Level: Size: 6x9 Photo by: (c) Johan Knelsen Compose puzzles! Hall of fame 1. Mira - 44, 1:23 2. More

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The chestnut-mandibled toucan is the second largest toucan, topped only by Ramphastos toco. Males have a total length of 56 cm and a body weight of 750 g, females measure 52 cm and weigh 580 g. The plumage is mostly black with strong maroon suffusion on crown, hindneck, upper back and breast. Bib deep yellow bordered by a narrow line of white, followed by a broader line of red. Upper tail coverts white, lower tail coverts red. More

The Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, or Swainson More