Definition of "toucanet" [tou•can•et]

• Any of several small toucans of the genus Aulacorhynchus that range from Mexico to Peru, especially at high altitudes along the Andes. (noun)

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• "The park is the northern limit for the distribution of a variety of scarce species and a new location for species such as yellow-browed toucanet Aulacorhynchus huallagae (LR)."
• "The toucanet was momentarily forgotten though, when an"
• "Elegant Euphonia at first but the toucanet made things alright by flying over and posing behind the euphonia's location and allowing me to get the shot above (to say nothing of a whole bunch more, look for a gallery soon)."