1. By: Jessica O’Donohue & Aine Connole.
THE TOUCAN
By: Jessica O’Donohue & Aine Connole.

2. Description The Toucan is a tropical bird.
It has an oversized colourful beak.
Toucans are intelligent birds.
A toucan's bill is sharp and has saw-like edge.

3. Diet The toucan diet largely consists of fruit.
They also eat bug’s, insects and small lizards.
They also plunder nests of smaller birds, taking eggs and nestlings.

4. Habitat
Toucans are native to Southern Mexico, Central America, the northern portion of South America, and the Caribbean region.
They generally live in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

5. Reproduction
The larger species don’t breed until they are 3 or 4 years old.
Males often court females by feeding them berries.
A toucan mating ritual involves picking and throwing food to each other with their beaks.

6. Behaviour Toucans are gregarious.
They flock together in large groups that can be downright noisy.
They enjoy playing games, like beak wrestling.

7. A Toucans Lifecycle In Images

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