Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Neotropic Cormorant

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Neotropic Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Andigena	Phalacrocorax
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Neotropic Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Neotropic Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Neotropic Cormorant
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.

Neotropic Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.