Toucans

Toucans are colourful tropical birds native to Southern Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Although they look like effective weapons, their oversized bills are more useful for attracting mates and eating than combatting predators – though as you can imagine, they seem to be a pretty good deterrent. We put together this gallery of toucan pictures.

Toco toucan against the moon, Pantanal, Brazil (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)

Toco toucan, Pantanal, Brazil (Arco Images/Robert Harding)

Toco toucan, close-up of head and eye, Brazil (Still Pictures/Robert Harding)

Toco toucan eating a mango, Pantanal, Brazil (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)

Keel-billed toucan, Roatan, Honduras (Arco Images/Robert Harding)

Keel-billed toucan eating (Aurora Photos/Robert Harding)

Keel-billed tucan in the rainforest of Belize, Central America (LOOK/Robert Harding)

White-throated toucan, Peru, South America (Okapia/Robert Harding)

Red-breasted toucan close up, Brazil (Still Pictures/Robert Harding)

Close up of a chestnut mandibled tucan, Costa Rica (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)

Swainson toucan, Santa Mission, Guyana, South America (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)

Red-billed toucan (imageBROKER/Robert Harding)

See more photos of Toucans here