Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador Jul 7, 2026

Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador

A bill like a multitool and plumage full of colour—the plate-billed mountain toucan is one of the Andes" most distinctive birds. It lives in the humid mountain forests of Ecuador and southwestern Colombia, perfectly adapted to life high in the canopy.

© Murray Cooper/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
A light in the coastal darkness
Jul. 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
Jul. 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 31, 2026Humber River in Boyd Conservation Area, Vaughan, Ontario
Saving and celebrating honey bees
Mar. 15, 2025Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Dec. 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
Sep. 28, 2024Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, USA
Oct. 20, 2025International Sloth Day
Sep. 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
Oct. 10, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Ride the wave
Oct. 24, 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
May 30, 2024Everglades National Park, Florida
Nov. 17, 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Jun. 16, 2025World Sea Turtle Day
Pearl among the emeralds
Sep. 22, 2024Autumn equinox
Go fly a kite!
Dare to delve into this dense swamp
Apr. 22, 2024Earth Day
Who’s snoozing?
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
Love is in the snow
Jan. 14, 2026Take the Stairs Day
The oldest way to fly
A world within a world
Jan. 3, 2025Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
Feb. 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
May 19, 2026Formentor Lighthouse, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Feb. 25, 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
May 8, 2024Marseille welcomes to Olympic torch