Characterization: Large species measuring about 56 cm in length. It is the largest of the toucans, it has a large, orange-colored beak with black stain on its upper tip, black plumage with a white neck, cheeks and upper tail feathers and around the eyes, bare orangish skin with blue eyelids.

Distribution: Countryside regions in Brazil, except the eastern coast.

Habitat: Gallery forests and "capões." This bird often flies over open fields, ponds, wetlands and rivers, perching on tall trees.

Habits: A diurnal species, it is by and large less sociable than other toucans. Nonetheless, it organizes in flocks that cross through clearings flying in a straight line.

Diet: Omnivorous, this bird feeds on native fruit and eggs and hatchlings of other bird species.

Breeding: It lays 2-4 eggs in a nest built in Moriche palm tree hollows.

In the UFRA area: The Toco Toucan had a medium spatial distribution in the São Francisco Sugarmill farms. It was seen in organic sugarcane fields, in mixed forests in regeneration, native forests, and in drainage ditches. It is considered little frequent, as it was spotted only 15 times.