Buff-necked Ibis vs Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Theristicus caudatus compared with Andigena hypoglauca

Key Differences

Buff-necked Ibis is Least Concern while Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-necked Ibis	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Threskiornithidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Theristicus	Andigena
Species	Theristicus caudatus	Andigena hypoglauca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Buff-necked Ibis

LC — Least Concern

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-necked Ibis	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-necked Ibis

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, 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.

Buff-necked Ibis

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) 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.