Keel-billed Toucan
by Barry Kent MacKay
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$650
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16.000 x 12.000 x 0.250 inches
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Title
Keel-billed Toucan
Artist
Barry Kent MacKay
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Compressed Hardboard
Description
The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) is also known as the Sulphur-breasted Toucan or the Rainbow-billed Toucan. All 34 species of toucans, toucanets and aracaris have laterally compressed beaks that are roughly keel-shaped, like part of an upside0down canoe, and are usually brightly colored in bold patterns. This is the most northern-occurring species, ranging from south-eastern Mexico as far south as northern South America. It likes the jungle, including lowland forest, coffee plantations (especially shade-grown coffee), and mangroves, open pastures, and fruit orchards. These birds enjoy eating fruits of many kinds, including palm fruits, as well as large insects, and small vertebrate animals, such as snakes and lizards and baby birds and even small mammals. Like many neotropical species, it has been known to follow swarming army ant columns, catching the small animals that are chased up by the ants. There are only two subspecies recognized, and I have shown the southern one, R. s. brevicarinatus, which is the only one I have seen in the wild. I did that for the first time in June, 1971, at San Torte, near Altamira, Alejuela Province, Costa Rica. It was thrilling to watch them in flight, with that large beak out in front, having only previously seen them in zoos and pet stores. I have seen one hold this display pose for a long time, motionless and silent, exposing the bright red undertail coverts. This is the national bird of Belize. The painting is approximately life size and was done with acrylics on compressed hardboard 16 X 12 inches. $650.00 including frame.
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