Keel-Billed+Toucan

Keel-Billed Toucan  (Ramphastos Sulfuratus) By: Maneeha Mughees Period 7

The Keel-Billed Toucan is a very playful and colorful bird with many things to share about itself. These are the characteristics of the Keel-Billed Toucan. __**How it Moves- **__ The bird moves normally like most birds. It uses its strong heavy wings and its short tail to provide a very smooth and laborious flight. It also has a pair of legs that have feet with sharp bird-like claws.  
 * __Keel-Billed Toucan Flying __**

The animal eats many different unusual things. It eats fruits (primarely berries), insects, bird eggs, small lizards and tree frogs.  __Keel-Billed Toucan Eating __ __**﻿How it Eats- **__ The Toucan eats with a feather-like tounge and a bill with tooth-like ridges to chew or break up food. The Keel-Billed Toucan lives in tropical and sub-tropical rain forests.  __**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Keel-Billed Toucan in Nest **__
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__**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Reproduction- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The bird can lay few eggs at a time. The toucan can lay 2-4 eggs in its nest and each egg takes 15-20 days until it hatches. __**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Physical Details- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The Keel-Billed Toucan is a pretty large bird. It can gow up to 17-22 inches tall. Its beak can grow up to one third the size of its body. __**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Male and Female Differences- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">To tell apart a male from a female toucan the only difference is in size. The male is slightly larger than the female. __**<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Classification- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The Toucan belongs to many different classification groups. It is in the kingdom Animalia, the phylum Chordata, the subphylum Vertebrata, the class Aves, the order piciformes and the family Ramphastidae. Other birds in the family are the Hooded Mountain Toucan, Grey-Breasted Mountain Toucan, Plate-Billed Mountain Toucan, Black-Billed Mountain Toucan, Blue-Banded Toucnaet, Chesnut-Tipped Toucanet, Crimpson-Rumped Toucanet, Yellow-Browed Toucanet, Emerald Toucanet, Groove-Billed Toucanet, Saffron Toucanet, Yellow Spotted Barbet, Brown Barbet, Gilded Barbet, Scarlet-Crowned Barbet, Black Girdled Barbet, White-Mantled Barbet, Spot-Crowned Barbet, Five-Colored Barbet, Orange-Fronted Barbet, Scarlet-Banded Barbet, Red-Headed Barbet, Lemon-Throated Barbet, Scarlet-Hooded Barbet, Versicolored Barbet, Grey-Thrated Barbet, Naked-Faced Barbet, Bristle-Nosed Barbet, Sladen's Barbet, Double-Toothed Barbet, Chaplin's Barbet, Bearded Barbet, Black-Billed Barbet, White-Headed Barbet, Brown-Breasted Barbet, Black-Backed Barbet, Black-Breasted Barbet, Red-Faced Barbet, Black-Collared Barbet, Banded Barbet, Vieillot's Barbet, Flame-Fronted Barbet, Blue-Throated Barbet, Blue-Eared Barbet, Gold-Whiskered Barbet, Brown-Throated Barbet, Bornean Barbet, Green-Eared Barbet, Yellow-Fronted Barbet, Golden Throated Barbet, Coppersmith Barbet, Yellow-Crowned Barbet, Moustached Barbet, Black-Banded Barbet, Red-Vented Barbet, Lineated Barbet, Mountain Barbet, Red-Throated Barbet, Black-Browed Barbet, Golden-Naped Barbet, Red-Crowned Barbet, Crimson-Fronted Barbet, Great Barbet, White-Cheeked Barbet, Brown-Headed Barbet, Red-Rumped Tinkerbird, Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbird, Yellow-Fronted Tinkerbird, Western Green Tinkerbird, Moustached Green Tinkerbird, Red-Fronted Tinkerbird, Speckled Tinkerbird, Eastern Green Tinkerbird, Yellow-Throated Tinkerbird, Fire-Tufted Barbet, and MANY more.

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