The Toucan is a colorful, rainforest bird found from Mexico to Argentina known for its enormous and colorful bill. They have bright red, yellow, blue, black or orange feathers, often in vibrant patterns. The family includes six genera and about 40 species. Toucans range in size from 18 to 63 cm (from 7 to 25 in). Their body is short and thick and the tail is rounded. The tail may be half the length of its body. It has a short, thick neck. The legs of a Toucan are strong and short. Their toes are arranged in pairs with the first and fourth toe turned backward.

They nest in tree holes, laying glossy white eggs that are incubated, or kept warm, by both parents. When the young are hatched are completely naked, without any down.

Toucans feed on fruit and berries, however, they may eat insects and other small prey such as small lizards.

For a long time scientists do not know what the Toucan used it’s large beak for. It is not a weapon, the toucan's preditors are much too strong, it is not a special tool for gathering food, since all toucans only eat berries, seeds, and ripe fruit. A shorter, more solid bill would do the same job!

Toucans are very noisy members of the jungle society, and live in small communities. Toucans are related to the woodpeckers, and make holes in tree trunks in the same way. To sleep in its small hole, a toucan bends double; the beak is twisted round and rests on its back, its tail is folded up on to its breast. Then its wings wrap round the rest of its body.