Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Short-tailed Emerald

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Chlorostilbon poortmani

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Short-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Short-tailed Emerald
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	Chlorostilbon
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Chlorostilbon poortmani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Short-tailed Emerald
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.

Short-tailed Emerald

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