Keel-billed toucan
| Keel-billed toucan | |
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| R. s. sulfuratus eating Wodyetia bifurcata palm fruit, Cayo, Belize | |
CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Ramphastos |
| Species: | R. sulfuratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ramphastos sulfuratus Lesson, 1830
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| Subspecies | |
The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as rainbow-billed toucan or sulphur-breasted toucan, is a species of toucan native to southern Mexico, Central America and the far northwest of South America, and is found in tropical forests. It is the national bird of Belize. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruit, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs.