Toco Toucan
Ramphastos tocoMüller, PLS, 1776
English (US) Toco Toucan
The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) 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 toco
- Family
- Ramphastidae (Toucans)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Toco Toucan
- Described by
- Müller, PLS, 1776
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ramphastos toco toco
- Ramphastos toco albogularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ramphastos Toco
- Described by
- Müller, PLS, 1776
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Buffon.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.82
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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