Keel billed toucan

Keel-Billed Toucan Tucán Pico Iris (Ramphastos sulfuratus) Costa Rica

Arcane Wildlife on Instagram: “A keel-billed toucan showcasing its magnificent colours. These unique birds are found in subtropical rainforests. The toucans population…”

Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) / Toucan à carène / Image by sambathsubbaiah (Sambath Subbaiah) from instagram

The Mail on Sunday's Peter Duncan packed his bags for Costa Rica, with highlights including a trip to the Arenal volcano, a stay at the Hotel Presidente and a tour of the Tortuguero National Park.

n my trip to Costa Rica the Keel-Billed Toucan quickly became one of my favorites. There was no shortage of them and every time I saw one

This keel billed toucan gave me a nice view of his extraordinary cerated bill. If you look carefully you can also see his cerated tongue. The Keel-billed Toucan occurs in tropical lowland evergreen and secondary forests from southern Mexico, where it is the only large toucan, south through Central America to northern Colombia and extreme northwestern Venezuela. Male and female toucans are similar in appearance but the males have slightly bigger bodies and bills.