Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The Yellow-throated Toucan faces mounting pressure from accelerating deforestation across its Central and South American range, with palm oil plantations and cattle ranching fragmenting its continuous forest habitat. Hunting pressure for the pet trade and local consumption compounds these habitat losses, while climate change is shifting suitable elevation zones upward in montane regions faster than the species can adapt.
Habitat
Yellow-throated Toucans inhabit humid lowland and montane forests from sea level to 2,400 meters elevation, preferring primary rainforest canopy but adapting to secondary growth and forest edges. They require large trees with suitable nesting cavities and diverse fruit sources, making them dependent on intact forest ecosystems across their range from Honduras to northern South America.
Other threatened species in Ramphastidae
Frequently asked questions
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