Mountain toucan

Mountain toucan
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan Andigena laminirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Ramphastidae
Genus:	Andigena Gould, 1851
Species
4, see text

Andigena, the mountain toucans, is a genus of birds in the Ramphastidae family. 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.

Species

• Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan Andigena hypoglauca
• Hooded Mountain Toucan, Andigena cucullata
• Plate-billed Mountain Toucan, Andigena laminirostris
• Black-billed Mountain Toucan, Andigena nigrirostris

References

• 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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