This is the moment two toucans put on a show for a traffic camera before one of them pecks at it with its huge colourful beak.

The spectacle took place on the SP-348 motorway in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on the morning of 5th July.

It was remarkably similar to a previous scene involving two toucans filmed on the SP-330 motorway in nearby Campinas on 18th April, with one of the birds also trying to eat the camera.

According to the company responsible for the motorway’s upkeep, bird sightings at this junction have become commonplace in recent months.

CCR AutoBAn said the same camera has filmed parrots, hawks, and indeed other toucans.

The birds are native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern and central South America and are famed for their bright markings and large, often brightly-coloured bills.

Members of the toucan family live in forests, apart from the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), which is found in savannah and open woodlands.

The toucans that were captured by the traffic cameras in Sao Paulo and Campinas appear to be toco toucans, given their black bodies, white throats and chests, and blue skin around the eye.

The toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the largest member of the toucan family, measuring 55 to 65 centimetres (22-26 in) in length and weighing from 500 to 876 grammes (18-31 oz).

Given its preference for open habitats, the toco toucan has benefitted from widespread deforestation in tropical South America.