Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Thyme Plume

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ramphastidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Andigena	Merrifieldia
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.