Toco Toucan
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Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
841 Verified records at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is the largest species of toucan and has a distinctive appearance, with a black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. Its most conspicuous feature is its huge beak, which is yellow-orange with a black base and a large spot on the tip. It is endemic to South America, where it has a wide distribution from the Guianas south to northern Argentina and Uruguay, and its range has recently been expanding southwards. Unlike other toucans, which inhabit continuous forests, toco toucans inhabit a variety of semi-open habitats at altitudes of up to 1,750 m (5,740 ft). They are especially common in the Brazilian cerrado, gallery forests, and the wetlands of the Pantanal. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 841 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Chestnut-eared Aracari
LC

Chestnut-eared Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus castanotis

5–10% · With luck
Black-necked Aracari
LC

Black-necked Aracari

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pteroglossus aracari

Insufficient data
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
LC

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Galbula ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Black-fronted Nunbird
LC

Black-fronted Nunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monasa nigrifrons

20–30% · Possible
Little Woodpecker

Little Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Veniliornis passerinus

10–20% · With luck
White-wedged Piculet
LC

White-wedged Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus albosquamatus

10–20% · With luck
White Woodpecker
LC

White Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes candidus

10–20% · With luck
Golden-green Woodpecker
LC

Golden-green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piculus chrysochloros

5–10% · With luck
Pale-crested Woodpecker
LC

Pale-crested Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Celeus lugubris

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes cruentatus

Insufficient data
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-crested Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus melanoleucos

<5% · Rare
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus lineatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
9 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
14 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Toco Toucan in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Toco Toucan sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 841 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Toco Toucan in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

April has the highest sighting rate for Toco Toucan in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.

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