Listen to the White-throated toucan
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About the White-throated toucan
The White-throated toucan is a bird in the family Ramphastidae (order Piciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-throated toucan sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
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 white-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) is a bird in the family Ramphastidae found in South America throughout the Amazon Basin including the adjacent Tocantins and Araguaia River drainage. It prefers tropical humid forest, but also occurs in woodland and locally in riverine forest within cerrado.
Related birds in the genus Ramphastos
More from the family Ramphastidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-throated toucan sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the White-throated toucan on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the White-throated toucan endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-throated toucan as “least concern”.
What family does the White-throated toucan belong to?
The White-throated toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) 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 Q384839 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-throated toucan – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by M M from Switzerland – CC BY-SA 2.0