huge two-colored bill; bright yellow bib (Panama; 2008-06-15)


Chestnut-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos swainsonii

Native Range: Latin America

Notes: a ver large toucan with brilliant plumage and a spectacular bill; eats fruit, bird eggs and chicks, lizards, and other mid-sized food items; no sexual dimorphism.

greenish patch around eye (Panama; 2008-06-15)
dorsal view; blackish upperparts (Panama; 2008-06-15)

eating fruit (Panama; 2008-06-15)
opening its chestnut-and-yellow bill (Panama; 2008-06-15)

posing for a portrait on its favorite fruit (Panama; 2008-06-15)