This is the moment a curious toucan and then later a second bird appear in front of a traffic camera and apparently start trying to eat it.

The unusual spectacle took place on the SP-330 motorway as it passed through the south-eastern Brazilian municipality of Campinas on the morning of Sunday 18th April.

Footage from the traffic camera shows how the toucan appeared on the railing next to the camera. About halfway through the footage, a second toucan ambles into view and they take it in turns to peck at the camera with their long orange beaks.

The spectacle lasted around two minutes before the tropical birds flew off.

According to AutoBAn, which manages the motorway, it was the fifth such occurrence of birds being caught on traffic cameras in April, three of them taking place in Campinas.

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

They mostly 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 camera appear to be toco toucans, with their black bodies, white throats and chests and blue skin around the eye.

The toco toucan is the largest toucan, 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.