Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Scaled Piculet

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Picumnus squamulatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scaled Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Picidae
Genus	Andigena	Picumnus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Picumnus squamulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Scaled Piculet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Piciformes. (Piciformes)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Scaled Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Scaled Piculet
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 Piculet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway