Toucans (Ramphastidae)
Black-billed Mountain-toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) - HBW 7, p. 260
French: Toucan à bec boir
German: Schwarzschnabeltukan
Spanish: Tucán Piquinegro
Taxonomy: Pteroglossus nigrirostris Waterhouse, 1839, no locality = Subia, near La Mesa, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Rather distinct from other Andigena species. Races intergrade where they meet. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrirostris (Waterhouse, 1839) - Andes of W Venezuela and E Andean slopes in Colombia.
- occidentalis Chapman, 1915 - W Andes of Colombia.
- spilorhynchus Gould, 1858 - C Andes and W slope of E Andes in S Colombia, and E slope in Ecuador; recently collected in extreme N Peru (Cerro Chinguela).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp spilorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2005 8 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree, singing Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp spilorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2005 8 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A distant bird calling, then moving through the tree tops. Locality Loro Orejiamarillo Natural Reserve, Jardín, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp occidentalis)
Keith Blomerley 10 November 2012 18 weeks ago 25 sec 3 -
A bird in a tree, showing comfort behaviour Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp spilorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2005 8 years ago 41 sec 2.6 -
distant rear and front views Locality Chingaza National Park, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp nigrirostris)
Martin Kennewell 13 May 2012 48 weeks ago 36 sec 2
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A bird in a tree.
Locality Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp spilorynchus)
Nick Athanas 18 December 2005 4 years ago 4.5 -
A bird eating
Locality Jardín, Antioquía Department, Colombia
Manakin Nature Tours 18 March 2012 42 weeks ago 2.7 -
On a tree
Locality Salento, Quindio Department, Colombia
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 2.7 -
A bird sitting on the tree
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 24 September 2008 4 years ago 2.3 -
Bird on a branch
Locality Guasca, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 11 April 2010 3 years ago 2
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A single bird bill clacking Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia
(ssp spilorhynchus)
Bradley Davis 29 May 2007 3 years ago 4
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