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Plate-billed mountain toucan - closeup, Quinde Luna, Ecuador This beautiful species also occurs in the deep south of Colombia, where on an earlier tour it took us 3 days to see it. This observation is a little less wild. Whilst the bird naturally occurs in this area, it&#039;s circling around the feeder area of Quinde Luna.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127289/plate-billed_mountain_toucan_quinde_luna_ecuador.html" title="Plate-billed mountain toucan, Quinde Luna, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/127289_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=0vn3x9tIAIIxi%2FBctWy%2BUD59pGc%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Plate-billed mountain toucan, Quinde Luna, Ecuador This beautiful species also occurs in the deep south of Colombia, where on an earlier tour it took us 3 days to see it. This observation is a little less wild. Whilst the bird naturally occurs in this area, it&#039;s circling around the feeder area of Quinde Luna.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127288/plate-billed_mountain_toucan_-_closeup_quinde_luna_ecuador.html Andigena laminirostris,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Plate-billed mountain toucan,Quinde Luna,South America,World" /></a></figure> Andigena laminirostris,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Plate-billed mountain toucan,Quinde Luna,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Plate-billed mountain toucan - closeup, Quinde Luna, Ecuador

This beautiful species also occurs in the deep south of Colombia, where on an earlier tour it took us 3 days to see it. This observation is a little less wild. Whilst the bird naturally occurs in this area, it's circling around the feeder area of Quinde Luna.

Plate-billed mountain toucan, Quinde Luna, Ecuador This beautiful species also occurs in the deep south of Colombia, where on an earlier tour it took us 3 days to see it. This observation is a little less wild. Whilst the bird naturally occurs in this area, it's circling around the feeder area of Quinde Luna.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127288/plate-billed_mountain_toucan_-_closeup_quinde_luna_ecuador.html Andigena laminirostris,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Plate-billed mountain toucan,Quinde Luna,South America,World

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    Staring contest ;) Posted 3 years ago
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      "You look so odd. Where's your bill???" Posted 3 years ago
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        And your feathers. Strange-looking bird. Posted 3 years ago

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The Plate-billed mountain toucan

The plate-billed mountain toucan 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 montane forests of the Andes. It is also known as the laminated hill-toucan, laminated mountain-toucan, and plain-billed mountain-toucan.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 6, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 15:09 in 28G3+6H Tandayapa, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1400
  • 400mm
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