Citron-throated toucan


The citron-throated toucan is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found in northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela. It is around 48cm long and has black upper parts with yellow rump, throat, and breast pale lemon-yellow.

Taxonomy and systematics

The citron-throated toucan was formerly classified as a subspecies of the channel-billed toucan and some authorities still recognize it as such. Also, some authorities have considered the citron-throated toucan to be a subspecies of the white-throated toucan.