Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Mellet's Downy-back

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Ophonus melletii

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Mellet's Downy-back is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mellet's Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Ramphastidae	Carabidae
Genus	Andigena	Ophonus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Ophonus melletii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Mellet's Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mellet's Downy-back
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.

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway