Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Green Toucan
- Scientific name: Northern Green Toucan, Mexican Green Toucan, *Aulacorhynchus prasinus*, Emerald Toucanet
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Toucanidae, family Toucanidae, genus *Green Toucan*
Vital signs data
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- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The green toucan is distributed in Central America (located between North and South America, including Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, etc.), and South America (including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands).
Appearance
The Green Toucan is a medium-sized climbing bird, somewhat resembling a hornbill in appearance, with predominantly green plumage. It has a brown crown and an extremely large beak, the upper half golden yellow and the lower half black, with a red spot at the base. Different subspecies have different throats, some blue and some white. Despite its large beak, it is relatively lightweight, weighing less than 30 grams. The beak bone has a unique structure; it is not a dense solid, but rather has a thin outer shell with a porous, spongy tissue filled with extremely fine fibers running through it, allowing it to feel no pressure.
Detailed introduction
The green toucan, scientifically known as *Aulacorhynchus prasinus*, also called Emerald Toucanet, has four subspecies.
The call of the green toucan is typically a long, off-key guttural sound, similar to frog croaks and dog barks, as well as a dry, clicking sound; it is also one of the noisiest forest birds. It inhabits mountain forests at altitudes of 1,000–3,600 meters, preferring to perch in the treetops. It carves burrows in decaying trees, building its nest high in the tree cavity. Both parents care for the chicks, but there is no clear responsibility for night watch. Large droppings and debris are pecked out of the nest with their beaks, keeping the nest quite clean. When eating, it first pecks at the food with the tip of its beak, then tilts its neck back, tosses the food upwards, and then opens its large beak to accurately swallow the food, avoiding the time spent swallowing through its long beak. It is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects, and sometimes raids the nests of smaller birds, eating the eggs and chicks.
Green toucans nest in tree cavities. They lay 2 to 4 eggs at a time. The smooth, white eggs are laid in the unlined cavities and hatch in about 16 days. The chicks are naked and take at least 3 weeks to open their eyes. They begin to live their own lives about 45 days after hatching.
In Angry Birds, the Green Toucan is a large toucan that can spin around.
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