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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ramphastidae .
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Examples
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Also present are toucans (Ramphastos spp.), two guans (Pipile cujubi, Penelope pileata), many Nearctic migrants, parrots, and parakeets.
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Cuvier's toucan ( '' Ramphastos tucanus cuvieri ''), Brazil (Photograph by WWF).
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In the west the bird population is as varied and numerous and includes the bell bird Procnias alba, screaming piha Lipaugus vocifernas, toucans Ramphastos spp., and a multitude of hummingbirds (Castillo, 2005).
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The avifauna boasts 572 species including seasonal migrant birds such as toucans (Ramphastos spp.), large parrots (Amazona spp.), and macaws (Ara spp.).
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This is a very peculiar and important character, since it plainly indicates the analogy of this form to _Ramphastos, Buceros_, [5] and numerous other rasorial types.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 550, June 2, 1832 Various
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There are many different varieties, such as the _Ramphastos vitellinus_, _Ramphastos ariel_, the
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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The _tucano_ (_Ramphastos_) is too well known for me to describe it fully again.
Across Unknown South America Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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The toucan (Ramphastos of Lin.) is found on this continent only in the tropical countries of South America.
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The common or crested toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) inhabits chiefly the lower part of the Amazon.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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The toucan (Ramphastos) belongs to the genus of scansorial birds.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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