Plate-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena laminirostris)

Other Names (World)
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan, Plain-billed Mountain-toucan, Plain-billed Hill-toucan, Laminated Mountain-toucan, Laminated Hill-toucan, Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

Family
Ramphastidae (Toucans)

Size
47 - 51 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gould, 1851

Habitat
Humid montane forest and edge with abundant bromeliads and mosses. From 1,200 - 3,200 m, occasionally to 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).

Western Andes from south-western Colombia (Patia Canyon, in Nari�o) south to southern Ecuador (southern possibly as far as R Chanchan).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss through deforestation due to intensive logging, human settlement, cattle-grazing, mining and coca and palm cultivation, and possibly illegal international cage-bird trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (70)...)

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) [XC461091]
by Julio Delgado from Santa Rosa Bird Lodge (The Birdwatcher's House), Ecuador (call)

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) [XC237968]
by Niels Krabbe from Pichincha: Tandayapa ridge 3 km SSW Tandayapa, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Grey-breasted Mountain-toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) and Hooded Mountain-toucan (Andigena cucullata).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Plate-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena laminirostris) - 10 files

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