Ramphastos
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Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae

[Photo] Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, or Swainson’s Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii). Copyright Liz Roy. Taken while in Costa Rica, Jan-Feb 2005.

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Ramphastos is a genus of toucans, tropical and subtropical near passerine birds from Central and South America, which are brightly marked and have enormous, often colourful, bills.

This genus comprises the largest toucans. All the species are basically fruit-eating, but will take insects and other small prey. They are arboreal and nest in tree holes laying 2???4 white eggs. They are resident breeders and do not migrate.

The ischnoceran louse Austrophilopterus cancellosus is suspected to parasitize all species of Ramphastos toucans. Its presence has been confirmed on all species except the Citron-throated Toucan.(Price & Weckstein 2005)

Species list
Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus
Choco Toucan, Ramphastos brevis
Channel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus
- Citron-throated Toucan, Ramphastos (vitellinus) citreolaemus.
- Ariel Toucan, Ramphastos (vitellinus) ariel
- Yellow-ridged Toucan, Ramphastos (vitellinus/ariel) culminatus
Red-breasted Toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos swainsonii
Black-mandibled Toucan, Ramphastos ambiguus
White-throated Toucan, Ramphastos tucanus
- Red-billed Toucan, Ramphastos (tucanus) tucanus
- Cuvier's Toucan, Ramphastos (tucanus) cuvieri
Toco Toucan, Ramphastos toco

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