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Chasing Toucans

Image used with kind permission from Donar Reiskoffer
Keel Billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus).
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Also known as the Rainbow billed Toucan.
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Chicks start off pink then change to a gold flesh colour in a few hours.
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It is the national bird of Belize
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The colours and pattern on its beak distinguishes it from any other toucan. No other toucan has a pattern like it as all the others have horizontal colours and a spot patch at the tip.

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