2023 CE • Central & South America
"The large, colourful bill of the Keel-Billed Toucan is distinctive, predominantly green with a red tip, orange sides and the occasional splash of blue markings . . . Keel-Billed Toucans live in tropical rainforests from South Mexico, down to the northern countries in South America . . . Although listed as a species of Least Concern by IUCN, numbers of Keel-Billed Toucan are known to be declining. Hunted for meat and their beaks, and captured for the illegal pet trade has had a significant impact on their numbers in the wild. Forest degradation, illegal logging and the effects of climate change have contributed to a general trend of falling populations across all toucan sub species."
"Keel-billed Toucan," World Land Trust.
Image: Andy Morffew, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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