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Plate-billed Mountain Toucan
Andigena laminirostris
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South America.
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The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) is a member of the Ramphastidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 311 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Ramphastidae Toucans
- Genus Andigena
- Species laminirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 311 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Ramphastidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Plate-billed 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 Plate-billed Mountain Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family, part of the order Piciformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Colombia to s Ecuador.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 311 g, with a wing length of about 16.9 cm and a tail of around 17 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 14,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan is a large bird that weighs around 311 g.
Where does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan live?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Colombia to s Ecuador, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan belong to?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) belongs to the Ramphastidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan eat?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan migrate?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan make?
1 real field recording of the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan's range?
The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan has a mapped global range of about 14,000 km².
Conservation
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