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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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Ramphastidae |
Genus: | Ramphastos |
Species: | R. citreolaemus |
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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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