Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Scale-throated Hermit

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Phaethornis eurynome

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Scale-throated Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scale-throated Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andigena	Phaethornis
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Phaethornis eurynome

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Scale-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scale-throated Hermit
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.

Scale-throated Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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