Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Scaled Antpitta

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Grallaria guatimalensis

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Scaled Antpitta is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scaled Antpitta
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	Grallariidae
Genus	Andigena	Grallaria
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Grallaria guatimalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Scaled Antpitta

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scaled Antpitta
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.

Scaled Antpitta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway