Black-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena nigrirostris)

Family
Ramphastidae (Toucans)

Size
51 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Waterhouse, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 2,700 m, occasionally 1,200 - 3,245 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B) (P), Ecuador (B), Venezuela (B).

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).

Status LC
Habitat loss through conversion to agriculture, road contruction and massive logging operations, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (45)...)

Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) [XC53407]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Finca Yerbabuenal (sobre Toche), canon del rio Toche, Tolima, Colombia (rattle)

Black-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) [XC258016]
by Mitch Lysinger from Napo: upper Cordillera de los Huacamayos, Ecuador (call, calls)

Subspecies
Rather distinct from other Andigena species. Subspecies intergrade where they meet.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

nigrirostris (Waterhouse, 1839) - Andes of western Venezuela and eastern Andean slopes in Colombia.
occidentalis Chapman, 1915 - Western Andes of Colombia.
spilorhynchus Gould, 1858 - Central Andes and western slope of eastern Andes in southern Colombia, and eastern slope in Ecuador; recently collected in extreme northern Peru (Cerro Chinguela).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) - 10 files

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