Seed disperser
By eating fruit and moving between trees, it helps disperse seeds through the forest.
Ramphastos ambiguus
Yellow-throated toucan
Nest raiders
Beyond fruit, it may raid other birds' nests and eat eggs or nestlings.
Thermal bill
Like other large toucans, its bill can also help dissipate heat in warm climates.
Folded sleep
When resting, it folds its body and tucks the bill beneath the raised tail.
Distribution
In Colombia it ranges through the humid west and north, from the Pacific into parts of the Caribbean and forested foothills.