tucano toco (2019) Painting by Edson C.Grise

TITLE: TUCANO TOCO.
TECHNIQUE: OIL PAINTING
DIMENSIONS: 25 X 25 CM
PAINTED AVE INFORMATION:
Ramphastos toco., Popularly known as toucanuçu, toucançu, toucan-grande and toucan-ox, [2] is a species of toucan and the largest representative of the family Ramphastidae.
Features
It is 56 cm long and weighs about 540 grams, being the largest of all toucans. It has no sexual dimorphism: plumage is uniformly black from crown to back and belly. It has bare yellow skin around the eye and its eyelids are bluish. The crop is white and often dyed yellow. The rump is white and the plumage under the tail, which forms the horn, is reddish.
The most notable feature of the species is the large orange beak, which can measure 22 cm. The beak is made up of spongy bone tissue, forming a non-massive structure and arched like a honeycomb. This makes the beak lighter and therefore does not make flight difficult. The tip of the jaw has a large black spot.
Studies have shown that its beak also serves as a natural heat disperser due to the number of blood vessels present in its contact with the environment. [4] Puppies have a short, yellow beak without the black spot. The skin around the eyes is and
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the rainforest canopies of South America, from the Guyana to northern Argentina, and is the only toucan that can be found in open fields, such as the cerrado, and the Amazon, unlike other forest-dwelling specimens. closed. Its distribution occurs from Piauí, Goiás͵ Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais to the extreme north of Rio Grande do Sul. On the coast, it is present from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina.
Pleistocene stump Ramphastos fossils (20,000 years ago) were found in Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This bird is often seen in the woods, in the scrubland and even in urban areas where they seek food.
food
It is an animal that feeds on insects, lizards, eggs, chicks of other birds and especially fruits. Your eating habit is daytime. It usually goes down to the ground to take advantage of the fallen fruit. It is whitish and the throat is yellow. They live on average 40 years.
reproduction
Reproduction occurs in late spring and the female lays 4 to 6 eggs in nests located high on tree trunks. The couple takes turns in the task of hatching eggs, which hatch between 16 and 20 days. When they are born, their appearance is disproportionate; its beak is large and its body small; The eyes only open after three weeks and parents take care of their young until they leave their nests, which occurs in six weeks. Nozzle coloration is defined only months after birth. Toco toucan is not yet an endangered species, yet it has been caught and trafficked to other countries for sale in pet stores. As a result, their population in the forests decreases, endangering genetic variability, as well as the death of many animals during transport.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
START OF WORK:
In this work, as in others, I always use the technique of first drawing the image very well and I try to get the closest color tones to the real one, to get a result closer to reality.
I usually use the technique of grid the screen, and the image to be drawn. looking for a good design on the canvas to be painted. In painting I really like to paint themes such as animals (birds, tigers, cats etc), flowers, portraits, seascapes (boats, sea etc). I apply the realistic style of painting, and sometimes I seek Impressionism by painting my works with the spatula.