Mountain toucan

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

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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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  • black-billed mountain-toucan — juodasnapė andigena statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Andigena nigrirostris angl. black billed mountain toucan vok. Schwarzschnabeltukan, m rus. черноклювая андигена, f pranc. toucan à bec noir, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • toucan — /tooh kan, kahn, tooh kahn /, n. 1. any of several usually brightly colored, fruit eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Tucana. [1550 60; < F < Pg tucano …   Universalium

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