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Toco toucan
Ramphastos toco
The toco toucan is appropriately named due to the chestnut colour on its back. The feathers on the wings are black with a few white mixed in. The face feathers are white with two black stripes running down the side of its face. The most noticable feature is its huge bill, which is bright yellow-orange with a black base and large spot on the tip.
Diet
The Toco toucan likes to eat insects, spiders, worms, berries and fruit. On occasion they also eat small reptiles.
Size
The average Toco toucan can be up to 60 centimetres long. It can weigh up to 700 grams.
Location
Toco toucan prefer tropical rainforest areas in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Guyana and Paraguay.
EEP = European Endangered Species Programme
CITES = Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature
ESB = European Studbook
Conservation status
The IUCN does not consider the Toco toucan to be facing extinction in the wild.
Threats
The main threat to the Toco toucan is habitat loss due to destruction. They are also hunted for the live pet trade.
Current population
It is unknown how many Toco toucan there are in the wild, they are still common in parts of Central and South America.
Zoo population
There are less than 220 Toco toucans living in zoos around the world.
