A UK toucan crossing lets pedestrians and cyclists cross together.
The name “toucan” is a pun on “two can”: two kinds of road users can use the crossing at the same time. Unlike an ordinary pedestrian crossing, a toucan crossing has signals for both people walking and people riding bicycles. When crossing is permitted, the display may show a green pedestrian symbol alongside a green bicycle symbol.
Toucan crossings are designed so cyclists do not have to dismount. In Britain, they are normally wider than pelican or puffin crossings—about 4 metres compared with roughly 2.8 metres for those pedestrian-only types. The signals may be placed on the far side of the road, as at a pelican crossing, or on the near side, as at a puffin crossing.
The main confusion is with a pegasus crossing, which is adapted for horse riders. Toucans are specifically for pedestrians and cyclists. Their vehicle signals also differ from older pelican crossings: before traffic receives a green signal again, toucans use a steady red-and-amber phase rather than a flashing amber phase.