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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Plate-billed Mountain-toucan	Black-billed Mountain-toucan
Scientific Name	Andigena laminirostris	Andigena nigrirostris
Order	Piciformes	Piciformes
Family	Ramphastidae	Ramphastidae
Conservation Status	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	33.5 cm (13.2 in)
Weight	315.0 g (11.11 oz)	369.5 g (13.03 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2-3	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan only

None

Black-billed Mountain-toucan only

🌿 Wetland

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Least Concern

Black-billed Mountain-toucan

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About These Birds

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

Black-billed Mountain-toucan

The Black-billed Mountain-toucan is a large, colorful toucan of Andean cloud forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, with a striking black bill, turquoise facial skin, chestnut flanks, and vivid red undertail coverts. It inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges at elevations from about 1,500 to 3,500 meters. It feeds on fruits, berries, and occasionally insects and small vertebrates.

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