Keel-billed Toucan

'''Scientific Name:''' Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus

'''Scientific Name:''' Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus

One of the largest toucans, it can be seen in pairs or small flocks usually at dawn and dusk feeding on fruits, insects, tree frogs and lizards in the canopy or mid-level range.  The flocks are very boisterous while feeding and some sparring may occur.  They roost in holes in trees created naturally or by woodpeckers; they have been noted to crowd in the same hole.  The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize.

One of the largest toucans, it can be seen in pairs or small flocks usually at dawn and dusk feeding on fruits, insects, tree frogs and lizards in the canopy or mid-level range.  The flocks are very boisterous while feeding and some sparring may occur.  They roost in holes in trees created naturally or by woodpeckers; they have been noted to crowd in the same hole.  The keel-billed toucan is the national bird of Belize.