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The grey-breasted mountain toucan is 41 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) long and weighs 244 to 370 g (8.6 to 13 oz). Males and females within each subspecies have the same plumage, and the two subspecies have the same bill pattern though the female's bill is shorter. The bill's base is yellow to greenish with a black band near the base. The maxilla's outer 2/3 is red, meeting the yellow diagonally. The mandible's outer half is black. Both subspecies have a black cap, face, and nape; a gray-blue band on the hindneck; a greenish brown back; and gray to gray-blue underparts.
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When to see the Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan
The grey-breasted mountain toucan is a least-concern species of bird in the toucan family, Ramphastidae. It is found in South American countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Plate-billed Mountain ToucanAndigena laminirostrisPlate-billed Mountain-Toucans have a large laterally compressed bill, the front half of which is black and the back half is mostly red with a raised yellow plate on the upper mandible, a unique feature for which the bird was named.
Black-billed Mountain ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisThe three subspecies of black-billed mountain toucan have almost the same plumage.
Hooded Mountain ToucanAndigena cucullataThe hooded mountain toucan is 48 to 50 cm (19 to 20 in) long and weighs 222 to 380 g (7.8 to 13 oz).
Side by side: Black-billed Mountain Toucan vs Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan · Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan vs Plate-billed Mountain Toucan
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