Black-billed mountain toucan

Andigena nigrirostris

The black-billed mountain toucan is a species of bird in the Ramphastidae family. It is found in humid highland forests in the Andes of western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. It is the only mountain-toucan with a white throat.
Black-billed mountain toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) Reserva Rio Blanco, Caldas, Colombia. Mar 20th, 2018 Andigena nigrirostris,Black-billed mountain toucan,Colombia,Geotagged,Winter

Appearance

Despite its name, only the nominate subspecies has an entirely black bill, while both "A. n. occidentalis" and "A. n. spilorhyncha" have bills that are coloured chestnut and black.
Black-billed Mountain-toucan This beautiful toucan found at about 2,500 metres on Cerro Montezuma Andigena nigrirostris,Black-billed mountain toucan,Cerro Montezuma,Tatama National Park

Naming

Three subspecies are recognized:
⤷  "A. n. occidentalis" - Chapman, 1915: Found in western Colombia
⤷  "A. n. spilorhynchus" - Gould, 1858: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southern Colombia, north-eastern Ecuador and northern Peru
⤷  "A. n. nigrirostris" - : Found in eastern Colombia, western Venezuela and eastern Ecuador

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyRamphastidae
GenusAndigena
SpeciesA. nigrirostris
Photographed in
Colombia