Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusRamphastos (Large Toucans)
- SpeciesRamphastos toco (Toco Toucan)
The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and a large spot on the tip. It is endemic to South America, where it has a wide distribution from the Guianas south to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and its range has recently been expanding southwards. Unlike other toucans, which inhabit continuous forests, toco toucans inhabit a variety of semi-open habitats at altitudes of up to 1,750 m (5,740 ft). They are especially common in the Brazilian cerrado, gallery forests, and the wetlands of the Pantanal. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Lettered Aracari
Pteroglossus inscriptus
Chestnut-eared Aracari
Pteroglossus castanotis
Black-fronted Nunbird
Monasa nigrifrons
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Toco Toucan in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Toco Toucan in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Toco Toucan in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.