LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There's a new bird in the Bluegrass. The Louisville Zoo introduced a toco toucan named Lucy this week, marking the debut of a species never seen before at the zoo.

The nearly 7-year-old bird and her colorful bill hail from the Saint Louis Zoo, according to a news release.

Visitors can see Lucy in the newly-renovated exhibit across from the jaguars. She'll share her new home rotationally with the hyacinth macaws.

Toco toucans are the largest and best-known toucan species, zoo officials said. They are native to open woodlands found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay. Toucans have a frog-like call that can be heard from half a mile away.

Their bills make up half of their length, which can be nearly 25 inches long. It is believed that these large bills play an important role in courtship display and as a defensive weapon. They also aid in reaching hanging fruit and in obtaining eggs from other birds’ nests.

The global population is unknown, but some estimates say it is around 10,000. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has toco toucans listed as “decreasing” due to habitat loss from deforestation, being hunted for food and ornamental features, and due to the pet trade.

The Louisville Zoo is open daily, year-round. Current hours are 10 a.m. ─ 5 p.m. (stay until 6 p.m.) through Sept. 17. The Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.