The Channel-billed Toucan's diet consists of:
- Fruits such as tangerines - Citrus tangeria
- Seeds such as jackfruit seeds - Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Insects such as dubia cockroaches - Blaptica dubia
- Other common fruit sources are mangos (Mangifera indica) and bananas (Musa balbisiana)
- The channel billed toucan is an omnivorous heterotroph.
An example of a food chain which can be seen in our school's ecosystem is shown below:
Tangerine (Citrus reticulate) consumed by the Dubia Cockroach (Blaptica dubia) which is consumed by the Channel Billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ariel). A predator of the Channel Billed Toucan is the Capuchin Monkey(Cebus Apella) The Capuchin Monkey can eat the eggs of the Channel Billed Toucans, but has been known to try to eat live toucans as well.
Tangerine (Citrus reticulate) consumed by the Dubia Cockroach (Blaptica dubia) which is consumed by the Channel Billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ariel). A predator of the Channel Billed Toucan is the Capuchin Monkey(Cebus Apella) The Capuchin Monkey can eat the eggs of the Channel Billed Toucans, but has been known to try to eat live toucans as well.
A Food Chain Including The Channel Billed Toucan. In this food chain, the Channel Billed Toucan is the Secondary Consumer on the Third Trophic Level.