Black-mandibled Toucan vs small water-pepper

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ramphastidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ramphastos	Persicaria
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mandibled Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

Black-mandibled Toucan

Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway