Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratusLesson, RP, 1830
English (US) Keel-billed Toucan
The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ramphastidae (Toucans) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Family
- Ramphastidae (Toucans)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Keel-billed Toucan
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus
- Ramphastos sulfuratus brevicarinatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1830
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.3 p.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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