Plate-billed Mountain Toucan
Andigena laminirostris
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Toucans (Ramphastidae)
- Order
- Piciformes
Overview
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.
The species has other names like the laminated hill-toucan, laminated mountain-toucan, and plain-billed mountain-toucan.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Andes of southwestern Colombia to southern Ecuador.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Plate-billed mountain toucan
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
