Toco toucan, Bullyland 2012 Birds by Kikimalou

With the help of our friend Philipp (PeGe   ) I managed to catch the new BULLYLAND toucan. Thank you very much Philipp  

The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It is found in semi-open habitats throughout a large part of central and eastern South America.

It has a striking plumage with a mainly black body, a white throat, chest and uppertail-coverts, and red undertail-coverts. What appears to be a blue iris is actually thin blue skin around the eye. This blue skin is surrounded by another ring of bare, orange skin. The most noticeable feature is its huge bill, which is yellow-orange, tending to deeper reddish-orange on its lower sections and culmen, and with a black base and large spot on the tip. It looks heavy, but as in other toucans it is relatively light because the inside largely is hollow. The tongue is nearly as long as the bill and very flat. With a total length of 55–65 cm , incl. a bill that measures almost 20 cm  and a weight of 500–860 g, it is the largest species of toucan and the largest representative of the order Piciformes.

One function of the bill is as a surface area for heat exchange. The bill has the ability to modify blood flow and so regulate heat distribution in the bird, allowing it to use its bill as a thermal radiator. This bill relative to the bird's size is amongst the largest of any animal and has a network of superficial blood vessels supporting the thin horny sheath on the bill made of keratin called the rhamphotheca. In its capacity to remove body heat the bill is comparable to that of elephant ears.

Unlike the other members of the genus Ramphastos, it is essentially a non-forest species. It can be found in a wide range of semi-open habitats such as woodland, savanna and other open habitats with scattered trees, Cerrado, plantations, forest-edge, and even wooded gardens. It is mainly a species of lowlands, but occurs up to 1750 m  near the Andes in Bolivia. Because it prefers open habitats it is likely to benefit from the widespread deforestation in tropical South America.

The Toco Toucan eats fruit  using its bill to pluck them from trees, but also insects, frogs, small reptiles and nestlings, and eggs of birds. It is typically seen in pairs or small groups. In flight it alternates between a burst of rapid flaps with the relatively short, rounded wings, and gliding. They are poor flyers, and usually hop from tree to tree.

GOSH

What a wonderful tribe of tucans you have

This walk-around is great as always, but I love it especially much, - now perhaps people will stop saying that "Bullyland is ugly"

Thankyou very much for these wonderful pictures and the description, Christophe

Kiki! Thank you for the toucan tour. He is beautiful! I so wish I could find more Bullyland here in the USA.

thanks also for showing all of your toucans! :)

-Kristie

Definitely on my wants list. I like toucans a lot, you have quite a few. I will have to keep my eyes open for some of them

:) :)

What a beautiful toucan Christophe..¡

Bullyland made spectacular bird. Coingratulations.

Thanks for sharing toucan lots , too

And what brand is other large toucan in your picture?

Christopher thank you for the introduction of the Toucan, Magnificent your pictures and figurine Thank you!
Family photo really beautiful!
Decidedly it is not in my collection too big
sorry

I love this bird!!!! Big congrats!!!

Many many thanks for the pics!!!!

Gorgeous Toucan and I love your collection

Thank you for great pictures. This is probably one of this year's best new releases from all the brands!!!

Christophe, thanks again for another interesting walk around! Great introduction and a very good figure, indeed!
Fantastic pictures as usual and a impressive toucans collection!
Congrats for you and Bullyland!

Congrats Chris! I love it too & also just got it yesterday.

I just returned from the shop where i got it from and i found the odd one:

If someone's interested, i'd trade it.

those eyes are very inpresive?

MANY CONGRATS.

Congratulations Cristophe for yet another gorgeous figurine's review !

PeGe wrote:

I just returned from the shop where i got it from and i found the odd one:

If someone's interested, i'd trade it.

Very interesting,Philipp! I bet with you that Susanne will be interested.

Wow! That Bullyland Toucan is wonderful. Congrats Christophe

Thank you for another great introduction to a great figure. Your photos are always excellent.

Beautiful walkaround Kiki, and fantastic figure. And I love the group photo of all Your toucans Thanks Christophe!

Thank you all for your enthusiastic comments