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Red-breasted Toucan
Ramphastos dicolorus
Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 331 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 dicolorus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 331 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-breasted 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 Red-breasted Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, part of the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 331 g, with a wing length of about 19.2 cm and a tail of around 18.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-breasted Toucan?
The Red-breasted Toucan is a large bird that weighs around 331 g.
Where does the Red-breasted Toucan live?
The Red-breasted Toucan is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-breasted Toucan belong to?
The Red-breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Red-breasted Toucan eat?
The Red-breasted Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Red-breasted Toucan migrate?
The Red-breasted Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-breasted 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 Red-breasted Toucan make?
1 real field recording of the Red-breasted 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 Red-breasted Toucan's range?
The Red-breasted Toucan has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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