Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Yellow-faced Flameback

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Key Differences

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Yellow-faced Flameback is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Yellow-faced Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Ramphastidae	Picidae
Genus	Andigena	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Andigena hypoglauca	Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Yellow-faced Flameback share a common ancestor at the Order level: Piciformes. (Piciformes)

View Order: Piciformes

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-faced Flameback

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan	Yellow-faced Flameback
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.

Yellow-faced Flameback

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.