Facts about toucans!

Did you know that toucans survive by blending in with the very colorful fruit like mango. Toucans eat lizards, berries, fruit, rodents, smaller birds, and an assortment of insects. There aren't many toucans because they are an endangered species. Toucans are food to many animals like forest eagles, hawks, owls, boas jaguars, and margays. You can find toucans high in the rainforest canopies in Central and South America. The toucan's beak helps them protect themselves from predators. There are many types of toucans like the Toco Toucan, the Keel-Billed Toucan, Aracari, Channel-Billed Toucan, Ramphastos, Selenidera, and the Guianan Toucan. Did you know that the scientific name for the toucan is Ramphastidae? Toucans will rarely go down to the bottom of the rainforest. Did you know that the toucan's favorite food are figs, oranges, guavas and peppers.