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Classification of toucans

Updated: 10/8/2023
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Toucans are in:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Piciformes

Family: Ramphastidae

(wikipedia is my source for the above)

Toucans are a family of birds, also known as ramphastids and within that family there are several genus, and within each genus there are several species.

The five toucan genus (and some examples of species of toucans) are:

Aulacorhynchus - the green toucanets, such as the emerald toucanet

Selenidera - the often called dichromatic toucanets such as the Guyana toucanet

Andigena - the mountain toucans, including the plate-billed mountain toucan

Pteroglossus - the aracaris, including the green aracari

Ramphastos - the black toucans, including the toco toucan

In case you hear about there being six genus in family ramphastidae:

The saffron toucanet used to be placed in its own genus (Baillonius), so for a while there were believed to be six genus in family ramphastidae. It is now recognized that the saffron toucanet is in fact an aracari, and belongs in gneus Pteroglossus.

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13y ago

Kingdom - Animalia

Phylum - Chordata

Class - Aves

Order - Psittaciforms

Family - Psittacidae

Genus - Amazona

Species - Amazonica

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The classification of toucans is Ramphastos Toco, in the order Piciformes. They are omnivores that live up to 20 years.

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The Toucan (Ramphastidae) is a family of near-passerine birds from the neo-tropics. They are known for their bright colors and long, large bills.

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There are lots but here are some. They have long bills. Some toucans are different colors.

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Aves

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