Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs Common Hooktail

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Paragomphus genei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Common Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ramphastidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Andigena	Paragomphus
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Paragomphus genei

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan and Common Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Common Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Common Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Common Hooktail

<em>Paragomphus genei</em>, commonly known as the common hooktail, is a dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, suggesting a stable and widespread population. The species is noted to occupy virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats within its range, reflecting considerable ecological generalism typical of many gomphid dragonflies. Specific country-level distribution records for this species are not detailed in current data, though the breadth of habitat use implies a relatively wide geographic range across suitable regions. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.