Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Crowned Toucan
- Scientific name: Andigena cucullata, Hooded Mountain Toucan
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Toucanidae, order Toucanidae, genus Toucan
Vital signs data
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Significant features
The structure of the beak bone is very special
Distribution and Habitat
The Crowned Toucan is found in southeastern Peru to central Bolivia in South America.
Appearance
The Crowned Toucan is a medium-sized climbing bird, somewhat resembling a hornbill in appearance. It has a very large beak, but is lighter in weight, with serrated edges and vibrant colors. Its plumage is also richly colored. The beak is about one-third the length of its body, resembling a knife. The beak is very beautiful, yellow with a slight greenish tinge on the upper half and deep blue on the lower half. Its vibrant plumage, combined with the white feathers around its eyes, deep blue crown, cheeks, and chest, and brown back and wings, creates a harmonious and colorfully beautiful picture.
Despite its large size, a bird's beak weighs less than 30 grams. The beak bone has a unique structure; it is not a dense solid but has a thin outer shell with extremely fine fibers running through it. It is a porous, sponge-like tissue filled with air, so it feels no heavy pressure at all.
Detailed introduction
The Hooded Mountain Toucan, scientifically known as *Andigena cucullata*, is a medium-sized climbing bird.
The Crowned Toucan is a gregarious bird that prefers to perch in the treetops; it is also one of the noisiest forest birds, capable of producing loud rumbling sounds, horn-like calls, and piercing screeches. Its nest is built high in tree cavities. When eating, it first pecks at its 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. This bird is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects, and sometimes raids nests of smaller birds, eating the eggs and chicks.
The Crowned Toucan nests in tree cavities. It lays 2 to 4 eggs at a time. The smooth, white eggs are laid in an unlined cavity 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.
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