Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Speckled Chachalaca

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Ortalis guttata

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Speckled Chachalaca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Speckled Chachalaca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Cracidae
Genus	Andigena	Ortalis
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Ortalis guttata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Speckled Chachalaca
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.

Speckled Chachalaca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Speckled Chachalaca

Speckled Chachalaca (Ortalis guttata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway