Listen to the Channel-billed toucan
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About the Channel-billed toucan
The Channel-billed toucan is a bird in the family Ramphastidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 363 g.
What does the Channel-billed toucan sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and in tropical South America as far south as southern Brazil and central Bolivia.
Related birds in the genus Ramphastos
More from the family Ramphastidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Channel-billed toucan sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Channel-billed toucan on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Channel-billed toucan endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Channel-billed toucan as “least concern”.
What family does the Channel-billed toucan belong to?
The Channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) belongs to the family Ramphastidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q998465 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Channel-billed toucan – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA – CC BY 2.0