Keel-billed toucan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the keel-billed toucan lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ramphastos sulfuratus
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Ramphastidae

Where does the keel-billed toucan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the keel-billed toucan in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the keel-billed toucan endangered?

The keel-billed toucan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the keel-billed toucan?

The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Ramphastidae, genus Ramphastos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the keel-billed toucan

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Keel-billed toucan (revision 1341270589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q47501 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).