Mountain toucan
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.
| Mountain toucan | |
|---|---|
| Plate-billed mountain toucan Andigena laminirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Andigena Gould, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Pteroglossus hypoglaucus Gould, 1833 | |
| Species | |
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