The citron-throated toucan (Ramphastos citreolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found in northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela.[2] It is around 48cm long and has black upper parts with yellow rump, throat, and breast pale lemon-yellow.[3]
| Citron-throated toucan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Ramphastos |
| Species: | R. citreolaemus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphastos citreolaemus Gould, 1844 | |
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The citron-throated toucan was formerly classified as a subspecies of the channel-billed toucan and some authorities still recognize it as such.[4] Also, some authorities have considered the citron-throated toucan to be a subspecies of the white-throated toucan.
Toucans, toucanets, and aracaris (family: Ramphastidae) | |
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| Aulacorhynchus (green toucanets) |
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| Pteroglossus (aracaris or araçaris) |
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| Selenidera (dichromatic toucanets) |
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| Andigena (mountain toucans) |
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| Ramphastos (true toucans) |
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