List of Birds of Guyana - Toucans

Toucans

Order: Piciformes. Family: Ramphastidae

Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics. They are brightly marked and have enormous, colourful bills which in some species may amount to half their body length. There are 8 species which have been recorded in Guyana.

  • Chestnut-tipped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus derbianus
  • Green Aracari Pteroglossus viridis
  • Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari
  • Tawny-tufted Toucanet Selenidera nattereri
  • Guianan Toucanet Selenidera culik
  • Channel-billed Toucan Ramphastos vitellinus
  • Red-billed Toucan Ramphastos tucanus
  • Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco (A)

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