Toco toucan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the toco toucan lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ramphastos toco
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Ramphastidae

Where does the toco toucan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the toco toucan in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Manicoré.

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 toco toucan endangered?

The toco toucan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the toco toucan?

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

About the toco toucan

The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and a large spot on the tip. It is endemic to South America, where it has a wide distribution from the Guianas south to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and its range has recently been expanding southwards. Unlike other toucans, which inhabit continuous forests, toco toucans inhabit a variety of semi-open habitats at altitudes of up to 1,750 m (5,740 ft). They are especially common in the Brazilian cerrado, gallery forests, and the wetlands of the Pantanal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Toco toucan (revision 1367995049), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q376038 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).