Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs marsh-elder

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ramphastidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andigena	Iva
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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.