Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris)
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Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

Andigena laminirostris Gould, 1851

311 gWeight

The plate-billed mountain toucan (Andigena laminirostris) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae.

Busiest months: February and October · Most records: Ecuador

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Plate-billed Mountain Toucan has been recorded at 32 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador2,259 records
  2. Refugio Paz de las AvesEcuador1,092 records
  3. Bellavista – camino a la estación científicaEcuador836 records
More places
  1. Reserva BellavistaEcuador682 records
  2. Balcón TumpikiEcuador639 records
  3. Ecoruta (Nono-Mindo road), Bellavista<->San TadeoEcuador441 records
  4. Reserva Las GralariasEcuador342 records
  5. Tandayapa – upper valleyEcuador338 records
  6. Santa Lucia LodgeEcuador336 records
  7. Tandayapa Bird LodgeEcuador257 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The plate-billed mountain toucan (Andigena laminirostris) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. It is native to the west slope of Ecuador and extreme southern Colombia, where it lives in the high-altitude humid mountain forests of the Andes.

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Questions

How big is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan?

The Plate-billed Mountain Toucan weighs around 311 g.

Where does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan live?

Its breeding range: South America: southwestern Colombia to southern Ecuador. It is most often recorded in Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan as Near Threatened.

What does the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Plate-billed Mountain Toucan in?

It belongs to the family Toucans (Ramphastidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Weight
311 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Near Threatened
More measurements
Wing
169 mm
Tail
170 mm
Bill
89 mm
Tarsus
42 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: southwestern Colombia to southern Ecuador

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Toucans Ramphastidae
Genus
Andigena

Other birds in the genus Andigena

Black-billed Mountain ToucanBlack-billed Mountain ToucanAndigena nigrirostrisHooded Mountain ToucanHooded Mountain ToucanAndigena cucullataGrey-breasted Mountain ToucanGrey-breasted Mountain ToucanAndigena hypoglaucaToco ToucanToco ToucanRamphastos tocoYellow-throated ToucanYellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguusWhite-throated ToucanWhite-throated ToucanRamphastos tucanusRed-breasted ToucanRed-breasted ToucanRamphastos dicolorusChoco ToucanChoco ToucanRamphastos brevisKeel-billed ToucanKeel-billed ToucanRamphastos sulfuratusCitron-throated ToucanCitron-throated ToucanRamphastos citreolaemus
Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

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