| Mountain toucan | |
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| Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Andigena Gould, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pteroglossus hypoglaucus[1] Gould, 1833
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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.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]Extant species
[edit]| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Grey-breasted mountain toucan
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Andigena hypoglauca (Gould, 1833) |
Southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Plate-billed mountain toucan
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Andigena laminirostris Gould, 1851 |
Western Ecuador and far south-western Colombia
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Hooded mountain toucan
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Andigena cucullata (Gould, 1846) |
South-eastern Peru to central Bolivia
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Black-billed mountain toucan
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Andigena nigrirostris (Waterhouse, 1839) Three subspecies
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Western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Former species
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ramphastidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ "Pteroglossus bailloni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).
- Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O' Neill, & T. Parker III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9
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