The Keel-billed
Toucan and the
Rainbow Lorikeet
Jared and Jakob
There are five different
groups of animals with
vertebrates.
Mammals
Reptiles
Fish
Amphibians
Birds
Both the Keel-billed Toucans
and the Rainbow Lorikeet
are birds.
Most birds have these
characteristics
 They have feathers.
 Birds are warm-blooded.
 They have two wings, two legs, and a
beak.
 Birds give birth to babies hatched from
eggs.
 Birds breathe through lungs.
The Toucan lives in the rain forest
and has green skin around the
eyeball. The green skin is a type of
camouflage to help the toucan
blend into his surroundings.
The Toucan has a rainbow –
colored, light–weight bill with
toothed edges and a red tip.
It uses it’s bill to grab its food. It likes
to eat fruit, but may also eat bird
eggs, insects, lizards, and tree frogs.
The Keel-billed
Toucan
The Toucan has a BIG Bill
unlike other birds. He cannot fly
well so he hops from branch to
branch. He uses his beak to
reach fruit and eats it whole by
tossing his head back and
swallowing the fruit whole.
The Keel-billed
Toucan
The Toucan has a long thick
tail to help keep it’s balance.
It has four toes on each foot;
two toes face forwards and
two face backwards.
The Keel-billed
Toucan
The Toucan lives in the rain forest.
Toucan eat mostly fruit, but also eat
bird eggs, insects, and tree frogs.
Toucans swallow fruit whole and then
spits up the seeds.
The Rainbow Lorikeet is a
small brightly colored
Australian parrot with a
brush tipped tongue.
Rainbow Lorikeet
It is found in rainforests, open
forests, woodlands, mangrove forests,
and orchards in Australia. They like
the warm climate and he can blend into
colorful flowers.
Rainbow Lorikeet
This active bird has a shrill call.
It can fly and chatter while eating.
Rainbow Lorikeet
They are colorful. They have a dark
blue or violet-blue head and stomach, a
bright green back, tail and vent, and an
orange breast and beak.
Rainbow Lorikeet
 Lorikeets have tapered wings
and pointed tails that allow
them to fly easily.
Rainbow Lorikeet
 The Rainbow Lorikeet can use their
tongue to get nectar from flowers. The
tip of their tongue has fine hairs to collect
the pollen.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet and
Keel-billed Toucan
 We hope you’ve learned a lot about
these two birds.