| Mountain toucan | |
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| Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Andigena Gould, 1851 |
| Species | |
| 4, see text | |
Andigena, the mountain toucans, is a genus of birds in the family Ramphastidae. They are found in humid highland forests in the Andes of South America, ranging from Bolivia to Venezuela. These medium-sized toucans all have olive-brown upperparts, a black crown, yellow rump, blue-grey underparts and a red vent.
Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg')) | Andigena hypoglauca | Grey-breasted mountain toucan | Southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
.jpg')) | Andigena laminirostris | Plate-billed mountain toucan | Western Ecuador and far south-western Colombia |
,_Vogelpark_Walsrode.jpg')) | Andigena cucullata | Hooded mountain toucan | South-eastern Peru to central Bolivia |
) | Andigena nigrirostris | Black-billed mountain toucan | Western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru |
Former species
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize additional species or subspecies as species belonging to the genus Andigena including:
- Saffron toucanet (as Andigena bailloni)[1]
References
- ^ "Pteroglossus bailloni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).
- Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O' Neill, & T. Parker III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9