Black-mandibled Toucan vs Collared Inca

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Coeligena torquata

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Collared Inca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Collared Inca
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Piciformes (Ağaçkakansılar)	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)
Family	Ramphastidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Ramphastos	Coeligena
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Coeligena torquata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mandibled Toucan and Collared Inca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Collared Inca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mandibled Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Collared Inca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-mandibled Toucan

Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela