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What family is the toucan in?

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Ramphastidae.

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What family is a toucan part of?

A toucan is part of the ramphastidae family.


What family does a toucan belong to?

in the rainforest


What is the Latin name for the toucan?

The scientific name for a toucan is "Ramphastos sulfuratus" or "Aulacorhynchus Caeruleogularis." Look it up on the internet if you don't know which one to chose.


Is a toucan a reptile?

No.. TOUCANS are family of birds... belongs to family Ramphastidae.A Toucan is a bird. A tropical bird that lives in the rainforest and has a large beak used for cracking open nuts to be eaten as part of it's diet.


What are some toucan species?

there is the toco toucan. and there is the keel billed toucan.


What is the difference between a toco toucan and toucan?

Toucans are a type of bird. The toco toucan is one species of toucan.


What is the species of a black toucan?

Black-billed Mountain Toucan, White-throated Toucan,Black-mandibled Toucan


What is the difference between toco toucans and toucans?

Toco toucan is a specific species of toucan, whereas "toucan" is a collective name for the entire family of toucan. Toco Toucans are the largest and probably the best known species within the toucan family. Toucan is the name for a type of birds, all belonging to the family Ramphastidae. There are five different genera within this family, with about 40 different species in total. These genera are: Genus Aulacorhynchus - These are the green toucanets. There are 6 to 13 species, depending of the taxonomy. This genus includes: * Blue-banded Toucanet * Chestnut-tipped Toucanet * Crimson-rumped Toucanet * Yellow-browed Toucanet * Emerald Toucanet * Wagler's Toucanet * Blue-throated Toucanet * Violet-throated or Nelson's Toucanet * Santa Marta Toucanet * North Andean Toucanet * Black-throated or Peruvian Toucanet * Groove-billed Toucanet * Yellow-billed Toucanet Genus Selenidera - These are the dichromatic toucanets. There are 6 species in the genus. These are: * Guianan Toucanet * Tawny-tufted Toucanet * Gold-collared Toucanet * Langsdorff's Toucanet (also known as the Green-billed Toucanet) * Gould's Toucanet * Spot-billed Toucanet * Yellow-eared Toucanet Genus Andigena - These are the mountain toucans. There are 4 species in this genus. These are: * Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan * Hooded Mountain-toucan * Plate-billed Mountain-toucan * Black-billed Mountain-toucan Genus Pteroglossus - These birds are known as araçaris. There are 14 species in this genus. These are: * Lettered Aracari * Green Aracari * Red-necked Aracari * Ivory-billed Aracari * Brown-mandibled Aracari * Chestnut-eared Aracari * Black-necked Aracari * Collared Aracari * Fiery-billed Aracari * Stripe-billed Aracari * Pale-mandibled Aracari * Many-banded Aracari * Curl-crested Aracari * Saffron Toucanet Genus Ramphastos - These are the typical toucans. There are around 10 species in this genus. These include: * Keel-billed Toucan * Choco Toucan * Channel-billed Toucan * Citron-throated Toucan * Ariel Toucan * Yellow-ridged Toucan * Red-breasted Toucan * Chestnut-mandibled Toucan * Black-mandibled Toucan * White-throated Toucan * Red-billed Toucan * Cuvier's Toucan * Toco Toucan


What type of group does the Toucan belong to?

toucans are a family of birds, rather than one individual species. The scientific word for the toucan family is ramphastidae, and toucans are sometimes called ramphastids. The toucan family includes aracaris, green toucanets, mountain toucans, typical (or black) toucans, and dichromatic toucanets. Within each of those groups (which are non-scientific name for genus) are several species.


What is an Ariel toucan?

An Ariel toucan is a species of toucan, Latin name Raphastos vitellinus ariel, a subspecies of the channel-billed toucan.


Does a toucan play fech?

A toucan trous a berry to a outer toucan and it eat the berry.


What is the difference between a toucan and a keel-bill toucan?

Th two toucans have different sizes and apperances. the toco toucan is the largest toucan.