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Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) Estancia Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 16, 2022 Channel-billed Toucan,Fall,Geotagged,Peru,Ramphastos vitellinus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)

Estancia Bello Horizonte, Madre de Dios, Peru. Jun 16, 2022

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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    The channel-bill is such an interesting species, with massive variation across its range (which I expect will end up getting split). In most of Amazonian Peru, it looks like a carbon copy of the larger White-throated toucan, except for their strikingly different calls (the White-throat makes incredibly loud yelps, while the Channel-bill croaks like a jay). As a result, I'd never had a confirmed sighting of Channel-bill in Peru, until now! I was also incredibly lucky that this bird decided to come down to feed in this low palm tree maybe fifteen meters from me! It also helps that in southeastern Peru, you can tell the two toucans apart visually, because the base of the Channel-bill's is yellow, while it's blue in the White-throat. Posted 3 years ago
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    Brilliant .... again ! Posted 3 years ago
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      Thanks again haha! Posted 3 years ago
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    Alwise brilliant , just like Niel pointed out. Posted 3 years ago
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      Can't go wrong with toucans! Posted 3 years ago
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    A jewel, plain and simple! Posted 3 years ago
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      I agree, toucans are magical :) Posted 3 years ago

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The Channel-billed Toucan

The Channel-billed Toucan is a near-passerine bird which breeds in Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Aug 6, 2022. Captured Jun 16, 2022 05:52 in GWC6+X9 La Victoria, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO8000
  • 500mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.