Birds
Channel-billed toucan
Ramphastos vitellinusConservation statusLeast Concern
DietMainly fruit
Lifespan15-20 years
Size and weightAbout 48 cm
Very similar to the white-throated toucan, and slightly smaller.
Bill grooves
What makes it specialThe name comes from long grooves along the bill, like small channels.
Surprising factThe white-throated toucan makes a broken call, like a flute. The channel-billed toucan makes a low croak, like a frog. So you tell them apart by their voice.
PopulationCommon in the western Amazon region.
Beside the white-throated toucan, in the same trees