Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Greater Flameback

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Greater Flameback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Greater Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Picidae
Genus	Andigena	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Greater Flameback share a common ancestor at the Order level: Piciformes. (Piciformes)

View Order: Piciformes

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Flameback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Greater Flameback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Greater Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.