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Chestnut Mandibled Toucan

Ramphastos swainsonii

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful tropical bird with bright colors, long beak and slow motion.

Habitat:

Tropical Rain Forest

Notes:

Sew it this morning while we served breakfast for our clients.

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Comments (16)
surekha
Such a beautiful bird! Excellent shot!
KennethCox
My wife and I were in Arenal that same day on vacation. Got some shots of some as well. But nothing that close!
Atul
beautiful pic , great spotting congrats
Ashish
Listen its a sweet voice bird... http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Toucan_Bird_sound.aspx
peter
Spotting of the Day! "The call of the Chestnut-mandibled Toucan 'yo-YIP, a-yip, a-yip' is given to maintain contact as the flock travels in 'follow-my-leader' style through the trees." http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/172042506214181 http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/123057528178356224

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PublishedOctober 2, 2011

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