Black-billed Mountain-Toucan vs Foxtail

Andigena nigrirostris compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Mountain-Toucan is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andigena	Amaranthus
Species	Andigena nigrirostris	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway