Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

Diet

This omnivorous bird uses its long bill to help it eat various types of fruit. It supplements its diet with insects, small mammals, reptiles, eggs, and other birds.

Habitat

Unlike other toucans, this species prefers more open areas, such as woodlands and savannas.

Nesting

Both parents take turns incubating the 2-4 eggs that are laid in a tree cavity nest. Once hatched, the parents take care of the young until they reach adulthood after about 2 months.

Did you know?

Some indigenous people of South America regard toucans as a conduit between the living and the spirit world.