Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Thicket Bean

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ramphastidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andigena	Phaseolus
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.