Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyRamphastidae (Toucans)
- GenusRamphastos (Large Toucans)
- SpeciesRamphastos sulfuratus (Keel-billed Toucan)
The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as rainbow-billed toucan or sulphur-breasted toucan, is a species of toucan native to southern Mexico, Central America and the far northwest of South America, and is found in tropical forests. It is the national bird of Belize. It is an omnivorous forest bird that feeds on fruit, seeds, insects, invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and small birds and their eggs. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Keel-billed Toucan at Manuel Antonio National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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