Black-mandibled Toucan

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Black-mandibled Toucan
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Ramphastos
Species: R. ambiguus
Binomial name
Ramphastos ambiguus
Swainson, 1823

The Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is a native of the north of South America. Its range spreads from the north of the Amazon forest up to the skirts of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.

It lives in the humid forests of the mountains. It demonstrates preference to the high stratum and the margins of the vegetation. One documents him from the 100 up to 2400 meters of elevation.

It feeds of fruits.

Of length it achieves from 47 to 61 cm. The beak measures approximately 18 cm.

[edit] External links

  • Bibliography of online, ornithological articles which explore the natural history of the Black-mandibled toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus ambiguus.
  • "Ramphastos ambiguus" videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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