: any of a family (Ramphastidae) of chiefly fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant coloring and a very large but light and thin-walled bill
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Macaws, toucans and tanagers are among Colombia's 1,900 avian species, more than any other country.
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John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Birds from both environments, like scarlet macaws, toucans and herons, live here.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Overhead, territorial howler monkeys announced our presence, toucans flashed in and out of the canopy, and the electric hum of cicadas filled the air.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Bronx Zoo staff helped rehabilitate 14 toucans after they were found stuffed inside the dashboard of a car at the United States-Mexico border.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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John Otis, NPR, 30 May 2026
Birds from both environments, like scarlet macaws, toucans and herons, live here.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Overhead, territorial howler monkeys announced our presence, toucans flashed in and out of the canopy, and the electric hum of cicadas filled the air.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Bronx Zoo staff helped rehabilitate 14 toucans after they were found stuffed inside the dashboard of a car at the United States-Mexico border.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Toucan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toucan. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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