The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), ... What appears to be a blue iris is actually thin blue skin around the eye. This blue skin is surrounded by another ring of bare, orange skin.

Native to South America, Toco toucans are the largest and most recognizable of the toucan species. With the exception of their characteristically large beaks, the 4-week-old chicks don’t yet ...

Its pied plumage and sky-blue eye-rings are striking enough but it is the toco toucan's huge black-tipped orange bill that makes the bird instantly recognisable.

The toco toucan is also the heaviest toucan, weight up to 1.9 pounds. The lightest toucan is the lettered aracari (Pteroglossus inscriptus inscriptus), weighing only 3.4 ounces.

Earlier this summer, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh received some new guests – two Toco Toucans. The brightly colored birds have been popular at the indoor nonprofit bird zoo on the North ...

Three exotic and colorful Toco toucan chicks have been hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo, a first for the species, the zoo announced Thursday. The Zoo is pleased to announce the hatchings of three ...

Toucans also spent a night in the chamber as researchers monitored bill temperature during sleep. When the birds settled down, their bills warmed up, suggesting they were dumping heat.