Green Billed Toucan Skull Replica

Description

Green Billed Toucan Skull Replica (Ramphastos dicolorus) Information

Green billed toucan skull replica measures 8.4 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Ramphastos dicolorus skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA.

The green billed toucan is native to Central and South America. They are also called the red-breasted toucan. Toucans are easily identifiable by their large colorful beaks. This beak has a serrated edge which functions much like teeth. A toucans diet consists of berries, fruits, occasional small vertebrates and insects.

Green billed toucan bodies are short and compact. The tail is rounded and varies in length, from half the length to the whole length of the body. The neck is short and thick.

The wings are small, as they are forest dwelling birds who only need to travel short distances, and are often of about the same span as the bill-tip-to-tail-tip measurements of the bird.

The legs of the green billed toucan are strong and rather short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toes turned backward.

The colorful and large bill, which in some large species measures more than half the length of the body.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Piciformes
• Family: Ramphastidae
• Genus: Ramphastos
• Species: R. dicolorus
• Binomial name: Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766
• Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

The green billed toucan skull replica highlights the exceptionally large, serrated bill and compact cranial structure of Ramphastos dicolorus.  Study the specialized cranial morphology of these diverse neotropical frugivores by adding the toco toucan skull replica, scarlet macaw skull replica, and king vulture skull replica. Find more high-fidelity specimens available in our bird or aves replica store.