Life in the rain forest. With its large, bright-orange and yellow beak, the toco toucan is the best known of the toucan species. They are also called the common toucan, giant toucan, or just "toucan." In the wild, toco toucans live in rain forests in South America, where they make their home in the trees.

Where can toucans be found?

Toucans spend their lives high in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America; they seldom make trips to the forest floor. Home for the toucan is a nest in a hollowed-out tree cavity.

What habitat does a toucan live in?

Toucans are found in South and Central America in the canopy layer of the rainforest. When they sleep, they turn thier heads around and tuck their bills under their wings and tail. The toucan is very important to the rainforest because they help to disperse seeds from the fruits and berries they eat.