Black-billed Mountain-toucan vs Toco Toucan

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Ramphastos toco

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-billed Mountain-toucan Toco Toucan
Scientific Name Andigena nigrirostris Ramphastos toco
Order Piciformes Piciformes
Family Ramphastidae Ramphastidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 33.5 cm (13.2 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
Weight 369.5 g (13.03 oz) 665.8333333333334 g (23.49 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-billed Mountain-toucan only

Toco Toucan only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-billed Mountain-toucan

Least Concern

Toco Toucan

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.

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