Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

The keel-billed toucan can be found from Southern Mexico to Venezuela and Colombia. It roosts in the canopies of tropical, subtropical, and lowland rainforests, up to altitudes of 1,900 m. It roosts i.. Read more »n holes in trees, often with several other toucans. This can be very cramped, so the birds tuck their tails and beaks under their bodies to conserve space while sleeping. Adding to the lack of space, the bottoms of the holes are often covered with pits from the fruit the toucans have eaten.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	U.P.U. (Universal Postal Union), Centenary
Nominal:	1.30 $
Year:	1974
Size:	40 x 30 mm
Perforation:	14
Mintage:	2,800,000