Keel-Billed+Toucan

= = = __ Keel - Billed Toucan __ = =// Ramphastos Sulfuratus //=  The Keel-Billed Toucan can be found in the tropical rainforest where there are many tall trees, plants, waterfalls, plateaus, other animals, and insects. Its general area where it can be found is in the Southern parts of Mexico and they roost in canopies of tropical rainforests.

The classification of the Keel-Billed Toucan is a vertebrate which is also a bird, its kingdom is Animalia, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Aves, the order is Piciformes, its family is Ramphastidae, the genus is Ramphastos meaning large beak, and the species is Sulfuratus meaning yellow. Some adaptations of the toucan include the bill that is light and long to reach fruit, the good eye sight they have to see, and they are adapted to eating they're favorite food which is fruit.

The Keel-Billed Toucan has many niches such as being a consumer, predator, and prey. My animal eats fruit, insects, frogs, bird eggs, and reptiles. Its shelter is the trees in the rainforest, lowland forests, and forest borders.

Some interesting facts I found out about my animal is that they are poor flyers and jump from tree to tree instead of flying. They also have a loud frog like call that can be heard from 1/2 a mile away! Another fact is that the toucan has a long tongue that is like a feather to catch and flick food down the throat. The status of the Keel-Billed Toucan is threatened, but not endangered at the time.

__**//Food Chain//**__

Plant --> Insect --> Frog --> Keel-Billed Toucan