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Toucan — Birds

Name this bird:

Name this bird:

Answer

Toucan

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This is a toucan, recognizable by its oversized, vividly colored bill, black body, and pale throat—classic traits of the New World family Ramphastidae. Unlike hornbills (Old World birds with a casque on the bill), or macaws (parrots with hooked beaks and bare facial patches), toucans have a smooth, lightweight bill. Aracaris are actually smaller toucans with slimmer bills and

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