Yellow-throated Toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan (<em>Ramphastos ambiguus</em>) is a species of Toucans (<em>Ramphastidae</em>) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.
Overview
Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is a species of Toucans (Ramphastidae) in the order Woodpeckers and Allies.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Ramphastos; binomial: Ramphastos ambiguus; authority: Swainson, 1823.
Distribution
Breeding range: South America.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Ramphastos swainsonii is an uncertain split from R. ambiguus (AOU 1998; Ridgely & Greenfield 2001; Dickinson 2003). Here lumped following SACC 440 and NACC 2010-B-13. Yellow-throated Toucan is the appropriate English name for this species (SACC 663).
