Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Red ash

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Red 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	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Andigena	Alphitonia
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Red 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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.