Black-billed Mountain-toucan vs Black-necked Araçari
Andigena nigrirostris compared with Pteroglossus aracari
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Black-billed Mountain-toucan | Black-necked Araçari |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Andigena nigrirostris | Pteroglossus aracari |
| Order | Piciformes | Piciformes |
| Family | Ramphastidae | Ramphastidae |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Length | — | — |
| Wingspan | 33.5 cm (13.2 in) | 28.6 cm (11.3 in) |
| Weight | 369.5 g (13.03 oz) | 247.16666666666666 g (8.72 oz) |
| Diet | -- | -- |
| Clutch Size | -- | 2-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Conservation Status
Black-billed Mountain-toucan
Black-necked Araçari
About These Birds
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.
Black-necked Araçari
The Black-necked Araçari is a medium-sized toucan with a dark black-and-chestnut plumage, a distinctive dark neck band, and a striped yellow-red bill. It inhabits humid lowland forests of the Guiana Shield and northern Amazonia, including Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and northern Brazil. It feeds primarily on fruits and berries in the forest canopy, supplemented by insects and small vertebrates.