Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 360 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Ramphastidae Toucans
- Genus Ramphastos
- Species vitellinus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 360 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Channel-billed Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Channel-billed Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, part of the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Amazonia and e, se Brazil.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 360 g, with a wing length of about 19.6 cm and a tail of around 15.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Channel-billed Toucan?
The Channel-billed Toucan is a large bird that weighs around 360 g.
Where does the Channel-billed Toucan live?
The Channel-billed Toucan is found across South America with a range covering SA Amazonia and e, se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Channel-billed Toucan belong to?
The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Channel-billed Toucan eat?
The Channel-billed Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Channel-billed Toucan migrate?
The Channel-billed Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Channel-billed Toucan endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Channel-billed Toucan make?
1 real field recording of the Channel-billed Toucan — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Channel-billed Toucan's range?
The Channel-billed Toucan has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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