Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 28, 1806
Primary Source Reference:
Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Nov 1806
Notes:
There are more than forty species of toucan within five genera in the family Ramphastidae found from Southern Mexico, through Central America, into South America. A skeleton of a Swainson's toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) is pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Toucan
Current Common Name:
Toucan
Current Scientific Name
Ramphastidae
