Plate-billed mountain toucan
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.
| Plate-billed mountain toucan | |
|---|---|
| In northwestern Ecuador | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Ramphastidae |
| Genus: | Andigena |
| Species: | A. laminirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Andigena laminirostris Gould, 1851 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Common names of the species include- laminated hill-toucan, laminated mountain-toucan, and plain-billed mountain-toucan.
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