Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Shining Drongo

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Dicrurus atripennis

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Shining Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Shining Drongo
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	Dicruridae
Genus	Andigena	Dicrurus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Dicrurus atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Shining Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Shining Drongo
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.

Shining Drongo

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.