Black-mandibled toucan

Description

This species has a total length of 47–61 cm (19–24 in) and weighs from 584 to 746 g (1.287 to 1.645 lb).Among all toucans and living members of the Piciformes order,only the toco toucan and the white-throated toucan average larger than the similarly-sized black-mandibled and chestnut-mandibled races.Among standard measurements,the short wing chord is 20.4 to 24.8 cm (8.0 to 9.8 in),the huge bill is 12.9 to 20 cm (5.1 to 7.9 in),the tail is 14.8 to 17.5 cm (5.8 to 6.9 in),and the tarsus is 4.7 to 5.9 cm (1.9 to 2.3 in).Its plumage is mainly black.Upper breast and throat are bright yellow,with a thin red border on the throat,a creamy rump and a scarlet anal area.The bill is bicolor and massive,a little shorter in the female.It is lemon-yellowish on the upper side and blackish on the rest of the maxilla and on the mandible,often brown close to the base.The skin of the face around the eyes is pale green or yellow-green.