A Beautiful Copyright Free Collection Of Toucan Paintings

Toucans are very popular in crafts and interiors at the moment. They are like the new owls and pineapples. That is why I have curated this fabulous collection of copyright-free Toucan paintings.

I think the Toucan’s unique and colourful appearance has made it one of the world’s most recognisable and popular birds. The bird is famously used for advertising Irish Guinness and Fruit Loops cereal.

There are over forty different species of Toucan; the one we are most familiar with is the Toco Toucan. (The one used in the Guinness advertising). They are to be found in only Central and South America.

Colourful Toucan Paintings to Download

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The Free Toucan Paintings

1. Toco Toucan 1781

This is an early painting (1781) of the famous Toco Toucan. It looks as though the Toucan is eating a Brazil nut. The image is from the book “A Synopsis of Birds” by John Latham.

Latham was a English naturalist and has been called the “grandfather” of Australian ornithology.

2. Collection of Toco Toucan Paintings -1839

This collection of Toucan paintings is from the book “The Animal Kingdom” by Baron Cuvier. Cuvier was a famous French naturalist and zoologist.

3. Toco Toucan -1806

This magnificent Toco Toucan painting is from the book “Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers ” ( Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers) by Jacques Barraband 1806.

There is a wonderful Toco toucan with this collection of cigarette card tropical bird paintings.

4. Toco Toucan – John Gould 1834

John Gould is famous for his beautiful bird paintings. He painted this Toco Toucan for his book A monograph of the Ramphastidae: or family of toucans, published in 1834.

5. Green Billed Toucan – 1765

The green-billed toucan (sometimes called the red-breasted toucan) is one of the smallest and most common species of toucan. This particular painting is from the book “Planches enluminées d’histoire naturelle“ by Buffon & Daubenton, published about 1770.

6. Green Aracari Toucan 1822

Another small toucan the Green Aracari. This toucan painting is from; Zoological Illustrations, Volume III. by William Swainson.

7. Red Billed Toucan – 1875

One of the larger species of Toucans. This red-billed toucan painting is from “Cassell’s Book of Birds” 1875.

8. Columbian Toucan Heads -1918

Portraits of Toucans of Colombia, they were drawn in colour by the artist of the expeditions, Mr. Louis Agassi 1918.   From the American Museum Journal.

9. Yellow Billed Toucan -1891

A lovely painting of a yellow-billed toucan from the “Catalogue of Birds in The British Museum” 1891, by John Gerrard Keulemans .

10. Spot Billed Toucan -1826

This is a lovely spot-billed toucan from the “Illustrations of Ornithology” by Williams and Selby.

Ifs you liked these fabulous Toucan Paintings, you might want to check out some of my Audubon pelican prints and the vintage Alphabet of Birds.

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