Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Mountain-ash

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ramphastidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andigena	Sorbus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.