Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Salento Iris

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Ramphastidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Andigena	Iris
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.