Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan
A species of Mountain Toucans Scientific name : Andigena hypoglauca Genus : Mountain Toucans
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, A species of Mountain Toucans
Botanical name: Andigena hypoglauca
Genus: Mountain Toucans
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Description
This species is distinguished from other mountain toucans by its colorful bill: red and black at the tip and yellow-green at the base, where there is a black, thumbprint-shaped mark. The black head is set off from the chestnut-brown back by a pale gray collar. the northern nominate subspecies has dark eyes, while the southern A. h. lateralis has pale eyes. Total length of the gray-breasted mountain toucan is 46–48 cm (18–19 in) long and weight is 244-370 grams (8.6–13.1 oz). 
Size
48 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan consumes a variety of fruits and berries, such as Rubus and Cecropia. It forages quietly, sometimes upside-down, from canopy to ground, often in family groups. While specific animal foods for young are unknown, grey-breasted Mountain Toucan occasionally joins mixed-species flocks for feeding.
Habitat
The grey-breasted Mountain Toucan thrives in wet temperate montane forests, often within the misty realms of cloud forests. It is adapted to environments with stunted trees often found at the tree-line, and is not adverse to exploiting habitats with forest edges and secondary growth. Characteristically favoring more secluded regions, this species is adapted to regions with dense vegetation and a high level of precipitation, avoiding overlap with closely related toucan species by selecting distinct stratifications within the forest.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Behavior
A wide variety of fruits and berries are eaten and this species is often more willing than most largish toucans to leave the canopy to eat raspberries near the base of the trees. They tend to remain quiet while flying and are known to mix often with other birds while foraging, including larger species of tanagers, thrushes and icterids, both behavior unusual in toucans. Very little is known about the life history details for this species.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Toucans Genus
Mountain Toucans Species
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan 
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