Rainbow-Billed Toucan, Costa Rica


🔍 Rainbow-Billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus 🐦

📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷

💬 Belize definitely made an excellent decision in naming this toucan its national bird. This is one of my favorite photographs.


Also Known as:

Keel-Billed Toucan, Sulfur-Breasted Toucan

Size:

Weight: 500 g.

Length: 48 – 51 cm

Height: 43 – 56 cm

Wingspan: 109 – 152 cm

Coloration:

rainbow-colored bill, which features bright green, orange, and blue hues, often with a red tip and a white or yellow line at its base. Its body is predominantly black, complemented by a vibrant yellow bib covering its throat and chest, a white rump, and bright red feathers on the undertail.

Life Span

15 – 20 years

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