Blackish Tapaculo vs Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Scytalopus latrans compared with Andigena hypoglauca

Key Differences

Blackish Tapaculo is Least Concern while Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Tapaculo	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Rhinocryptidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Scytalopus	Andigena
Species	Scytalopus latrans	Andigena hypoglauca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackish Tapaculo and Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Blackish Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Tapaculo	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackish Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) 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.

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.