National Bird:

The Keel Billed Toucan is the National Bird of Belize. It is noted for its great, canoe-shaped bill which is made mostly of keratin (same as our fingernails) and its brightly colored green, blue, red and orange feathers. Toucans are born blind and, of note, their tongues are feathered!

Toucans average about 20 inches in overall length and are found in open areas of the country with large trees. They make a loud, frog-like croak that can be heard for half a mile! Toucans are frugivores (fruit eaters) and eat by cutting with the serrated edge of their bills.

Toucans nest in holes in trees, sometimes re-engineering holes made by woodpeckers by enlarging the cavity. They lay two to four eggs which are incubated by both parents during the nesting stage that lasts from six to seven weeks. Toucans can live up to 20 years if they elude their natural predators - snakes, lizards, birds of prey and jaguars.

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Looey Tremblay
RE/MAX - Belize Property Center
San Ignacio,

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