Red-Billed Leiothrix! | Fairly Odd Facts

Once considered a subspecies of the red billed toucan, the Cuvier’s toucan is now recognized by scientists as its own species. The difference between the two? The coloration of the sides of the beak. A red bill’s beak is maroon to light red on the side panels, whereas this area on the Cuvier’s beak is black. This species has an extremely large range and is found throughout the Amazon rainforest, though its population appears to be declining. The exact cause of this decline is still unknown, but