Selenidera gouldii

Selenidera gouldii, or Gould's Toucanet, is a species of climbing bird.

The song of the small Toucan is similar to that of the frog. It is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects, and is sometimes regarded as an orchard pest.

Small Tuccans generally choose trees with good wood to dig burrows, and the opening width is just enough for adult birds to drill into the hole, and the hole is 17 cm ~ 2 meters deep. If there is a suitable cave near the root of the trunk, the cave is usually selected first, and then further excavation work is done on this basis. Burrowing is an important part of their reproductive behavior. The nest is unlined, and a clutch of 1-5 eggs is laid on sawdust or on a rough layer of reclaimed seeds, which will accumulate thicker as the nest progresses. About 16 days to hatch; It takes at least three weeks for the hatchlings to open their eyes completely naked. After 45 days of birth, the chicks leave the nest and fly away. The chicks then live their lives independently in the leaf cluster.

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It is found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Malvinas Islands (also known as the Falkland Islands)).
Small Toucans are found at altitudes of 400 to 1,000 m and live mainly in lowland rainforest, sometimes in open areas with sparse trees nearby.

The small Toucan is a climbing bird, between 30 and 35 cm long, with a dark blue upper body, a red or green belly, and a green bare skin around the eyes. The male bird has a full black crown, and the female bird has a lighter plumage than the male, with the black part appearing brown. It has red undertail coverts and orange-yellow ear feathers. The sex difference is obvious, and chicks can be identified by body feathers when they are four weeks old.
It has a relatively large beak, which is composed of three colors: black, white, and orange. The beak is actually very light, not nearly as heavy as it looks. The outside is a thin sheath of keratin, the inside is hollow, but there are many thin bone support rods staggered. The bird's tongue is very long, the margin of the beak is clearly serrated, and there is no mouth beard around the base of the beak. The skin on the exposed part of the face and jaw is usually brightly colored.