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Channel-billed Toucan
Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Toucans, woodpeckers & jacamars

Channel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823

LC Least ConcernOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishChannel-billed Toucan
DutchGroefsnaveltoekan
SpanishTucán de pico acanalado
Chinese凹嘴巨嘴鸟
Sranan Tongokuyake (general name for the group)
Scientific nameRamphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823

About this species

The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a species of the family Ramphastidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 1,931 times (GBIF), between 1857 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 55 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Sipaliwini, Para and Brokopondo. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyRamphastidae
GenusRamphastos

In Suriname

1,931Records in Suriname
55iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini920
  • Para441
  • Brokopondo436
  • Nickerie30
  • Commewijne27
  • Saramacca14
  • Paramaribo10
  • Coronie2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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