Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
GenusRamphastos (Large Toucans)
SpeciesRamphastos toco (Toco Toucan)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Iberá National Park

4 Verified records at Iberá National Park

☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Colaptes campestris

60–70% · Likely

Colaptes melanochloros

50–60% · Likely

Veniliornis passerinus

Melanerpes candidus

Veniliornis mixtus

Picumnus cirratus

Campephilus leucopogon

5–10% · With luck

Veniliornis spilogaster

Insufficient data

Melanerpes cactorum

<5% · Rare

Piculus chrysochloros

Insufficient data

Dryocopus lineatus

Insufficient data

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Fewer than 5 records of Toco Toucan at Iberá National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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

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Toco Toucan

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Campo Flicker

Green-barred Woodpecker

Little Woodpecker

White Woodpecker

Checkered Woodpecker

White-barred Piculet

Cream-backed Woodpecker

White-spotted Woodpecker

White-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-green Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found