Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Red-crested Cardinal

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Paroaria coronata

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Red-crested Cardinal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Red-crested Cardinal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ramphastidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Andigena	Paroaria
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Paroaria coronata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Red-crested Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Red-crested Cardinal
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-crested Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador, Peru).

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.

Red-crested Cardinal

A striking medium-sized bird with brilliant red crest, white face, and grey body native to South America from Bolivia and Brazil to Argentina, red-crested cardinals have been introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands, becoming iconic garden birds in Honolulu. They inhabit dense shrubs, grassland edges, and suburban gardens, foraging on seeds and small insects. Despite their name and superficial resemblance, they are not closely related to North American cardinals but belong to the tanager family.