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Citron-throated toucan

Citron-throated toucan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Ramphastidae
Genus: Ramphastos
Species: R. citreolaemus
Binomial name
Ramphastos citreolaemus
Gould, 1844
Synonyms
  • Ramphastos aurantiirostris citreolaemus
  • Ramphastos citrolaemus
  • Ramphastos vitellinus citreolaemus

The citron-throated toucan (Ramphastos citreolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae found in northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela.

The citron-throated toucan was formerly classified as a subspecies of the channel-billed toucan and some authorities still recognize it as such. Also, some authorities have considered the citron-throated toucan to be a subspecies of the white-throated toucan.



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