Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Lesser Honeyguide

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Indicator minor

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Lesser Honeyguide is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Lesser Honeyguide
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	Indicatoridae
Genus	Andigena	Indicator
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Indicator minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Honeyguide

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Lesser Honeyguide
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.

Lesser Honeyguide

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway