Toucan vs. Woodpecker — What's the Difference?

Toucans (, UK: ) are members of the Neotropical near passerine bird family Ramphastidae. The Ramphastidae are most closely related to the American barbets.

Woodpeckers are part of the family Picidae, that also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions.

Any of various South and Central American birds of the family Ramphastidae, having a very large bill and often brightly colored plumage, and feeding mainly on small fruits.

Any of various birds of the family Picidae, having strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for clinging to and climbing trees and a chisellike bill for drilling through bark and wood.

Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied genera of the family Ramphastidæ. They have a very large, but light and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in striking contrast.

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A modern constellation of the southern hemisphere.

Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidæ.

Brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak

Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects