Black-billed Mountain Toucan
Andigena nigrirostris
The Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is a rare toucan found in 4 countries, weighing about 350 g. The black-billed mountain toucan is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae.
About the Black-billed Mountain Toucan
The black-billed mountain toucan is a species of bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The three subspecies of black-billed mountain toucan have almost the same plumage. They have a black cap and nape and bronzy upperparts with a pale yellow rump. Their tail is dark slate with chestnut tips on the central two or three pairs of feathers. Their face and throat are white becoming pale blue on the breast; their thighs are chestnut and their undertail coverts are red. Bare skin surrounds their eye; it is pale blue before it and yellow or orange behind. Subspecies A. n. occidentalis' plumage differs from that of the other two only by having darker chestnut thighs.
What the Black-billed Mountain Toucan sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.
When to see it
The Black-billed Mountain Toucan can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.
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Quick questions
- How do you identify a Black-billed Mountain Toucan?
- The three subspecies of black-billed mountain toucan have almost the same plumage. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Black-billed Mountain Toucan?
- The Black-billed Mountain Toucan is a large sized bird weighing about 350 g.
- Where can you see a Black-billed Mountain Toucan?
- The Black-billed Mountain Toucan occurs in 4 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
- What does a Black-billed Mountain Toucan sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Black-billed Mountain Toucan on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Black-billed Mountain Toucan?
- The Black-billed Mountain Toucan is most easily confused with the Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan and the Hooded Mountain Toucan.
- Is the Black-billed Mountain Toucan endangered?
- The Black-billed Mountain Toucan is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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