Toucans
Everyone coming to the American Tropics wants to see a toucan. They are among the most colorful and bizarre-looking birds in the forest, making for one of the most prized sightings to birdwatchers. But toucans are more than just beautiful! This is everything you need to know about toucans:
The Famous Toucan Bill
Certainly, the most famous feature toucans have is their long, colorful, and thick bills. Some species even have bills longer than their bodies. Toucans use those bills to reach fruit and berries from thin branches. Their bills are hollow but extremely tough, allowing toucans to defend themselves from predators.
Those bills also have an important role in nature.