Photo: Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Hooded Mountain Toucan
Andigena cucullata
Hooded Mountain Toucan (Andigena cucullata) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Hooded Mountain Toucan (Andigena cucullata) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 312 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Ramphastidae Toucans
- Genus Andigena
- Species cucullata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 312 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Hooded Mountain Toucan (Andigena cucullata) belongs to the Ramphastidae family of the order Piciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Peru to c Bolivia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 312 g, with a wing length of about 17.9 cm and a tail of around 17 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 49,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Hooded Mountain Toucan?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is a large bird that weighs around 312 g.
Where does the Hooded Mountain Toucan live?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is found across South America with a range covering SA se Peru to c Bolivia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Hooded Mountain Toucan belong to?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan (Andigena cucullata) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Hooded Mountain Toucan eat?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Hooded Mountain Toucan migrate?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Hooded Mountain Toucan endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Hooded Mountain Toucan make?
1 real field recording of the Hooded Mountain Toucan — including its subsong — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Hooded Mountain Toucan's range?
The Hooded Mountain Toucan has a mapped global range of about 49,000 km².
Conservation
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