Welcome to the Toucanet's Roost
At Toucanets.com
last updated 9/6/09
For on site articles please visit the blog. For all other articles, visit the articles section.
Go HERE for information on HR669, a bill that could affect you if you own, breed, sell, or plan on buying a pet.
This website is dedicated to toucanets and other members of the toucan family, as well as other birds. Here you will find a collection of toucan relevant articles, pictures, as well as toucan breeders, and more. While the focus of this site is primarily ramphastids (toucans) you will find other bird relevant resources on this site as well, and a blog with posts both on my own emerald toucanets, and other bird related subjects.
Know of a toucan breeder not listed here?
Well, if you do, then please let me know by emailing me at emeraldtoucanet@yahoo.com. I will need the breeder's URL (website address) so that I can list it.
Got Toucan Pictures?
I am going to be creating a toucan gallery for The Toucanet's Roost, but
I need more than just pictures of my own birds. If you have a picture you would
like to submit please email me at:
emeraldtoucanet@yahoo.com
Send your toucan picture(s) with your name or online alias
(so I can give you credit) and an optional short (one or two sentence) description, which
can include the bird's species or other information
News
7/18/09
Added a section for YouTube videos.
Go here
to see them. You can also get to them through the multimedia page.
6/22/09
New blog entries are up, including what will be a regular feature:
Featured Bird. The Featured Bird series will feature a new
species of softbilled bird every time. The Toucanet's Roost Bird Blog
will be updated regularly, so don't forget to keep checking back for new posts.
6/14/09
New articles
I now have new articles up on non-toucan birds
including one on mousebirds, and one on purple sugarbirds (honeycreepers).
I will keep adding more, so keep checking back.
The Toucanet's Roost WordPress Blog
The blog is now up. Click on the blog link on the main
menu at the top of the page to visit the toucanet blog.
6/9/09
A ceramic travel mug is now available visit HERE
to see it.
6/8/09
Arisia's Page
Arisia my female emerald toucanet now has
her own page up. Go to the flock page to see it.
6/7/09
New Toucanet Merchandise Available
The Toucanet's Roost now has a tote bag available
at CafePress. Click HERE to check it out.
Happy Birthday Hal
Hal my male emerald toucanet is going to be two years old tomorrow 6/8.
Wordpress Blog
I'm now making my first attempt ever at creating a Wordpress blog theme, and it's based
on this site's layout. It's still
got a little ways to go.
The Toucan Family Ramphastidae
Toucanets are members of the toucan family ramphastidae. All ramphastids are native to Central and South America. Toucans are in order Piciformes along with woodpeckers and barbets. There are several genus within family ramphastidae and they are as follows:
- Aulacorhynchus – the green toucanets, such as the emerald toucanet.
- Selenidera – includes what are often called the dichromatic toucanets, such as the Guianan Toucanet.
Unlike most other toucans, birds in the genus are sexually dimorphic.
- Pteroglossus – includes the aracaris, such as the collared aracari.
- Andigena – includes the mountain toucans, such as the plate–billed mountain toucan.
- Ramphastos – includes the black toucans, also called typical toucans, such as the toco.
Pet Toucans
As pets toucans, particularly hand fed ones, make friendly and very playful companions.
Toucans fall into the softbill category; softbill is not a scientific term, but is used
to refer to birds which don’t have the seed based diet common to so many parrots and finches,
all though occasionally (and incorrectly) non–parrot birds such as the seed–eating varieties
of finches and doves are also tossed under the category of softbill. Other softbills include
mynah birds, mousebirds, and turacos. Toucans have diets that are fruit based, and should
never be offered bird seed.