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Cuvier's Toucan

Ramphastos cuvieri

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Primary Traits

Family-
OrderPiciformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietFruit
FlightFlies
Average mass

695.8 g

Elevation

0 m - 900 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Ramphastos cuvieri

English name

Cuvier's Toucan

Order

Piciformes

Family

No data

Genus

Ramphastos

Species

cuvieri

Data source

BOTW, D07

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

560 g

Maximum female mass

820 g

Minimum male mass

620 g

Maximum male mass

830 g

Minimum unsexed mass

515 g

Maximum unsexed mass

830 g

Average mass

695.8 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

900 m

Maximum elevation

1,350 m

Elevation range

900 m

Typical elevation

450 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Fruit

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

Solitary breeder

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

15 d

Maximum incubation period

16 d

Minimum fledging period

48 d

Maximum fledging period

49 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

48.5 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary