Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Pigeon Flea

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Ramphastidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Andigena	Ceratophyllus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Pigeon Flea
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.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

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