Mountain toucan
Genus of birds
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Andigena, the mountain toucans, is a genus of birds in the family Ramphastidae. They are found in humid highland forests in the Andes of South America, ranging from Bolivia to Venezuela. These medium-sized toucans all have olive-brown upperparts, a black crown, yellow rump, blue-grey underparts and a red vent.
| Mountain toucan | |
|---|---|
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| Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Andigena Gould, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pteroglossus hypoglaucus[1] Gould, 1833 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey-breasted mountain toucan
|
Andigena hypoglauca (Gould, 1833) |
Southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Plate-billed mountain toucan
|
Andigena laminirostris Gould, 1851 |
Western Ecuador and far south-western Colombia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
| Hooded mountain toucan
|
Andigena cucullata (Gould, 1846) |
South-eastern Peru to central Bolivia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Black-billed mountain toucan
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Andigena nigrirostris (Waterhouse, 1839) Three subspecies
|
Western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Former species
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize additional species or subspecies as species belonging to the genus Andigena including:
- Saffron toucanet (as Andigena bailloni)[2]
