Black-billed Mountain Toucan
A species of Mountain Toucans Scientific name : Andigena nigrirostris Genus : Mountain Toucans
Black-billed Mountain Toucan, A species of Mountain Toucans
Botanical name: Andigena nigrirostris
Genus: Mountain Toucans
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Description
Description
The black-billed mountain toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is a species of bird in the family Ramphastidae. 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. 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. 
Size
51 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-billed Mountain Toucan primarily eats fruits and seeds, occasionally consuming insects like beetles. It forages in pairs or groups, mainly within the canopy, though not at great heights. Black-billed Mountain Toucan has a stomach adapted for such a diet, without specialization for fruit digestion.
Habitat
The habitat of black-billed Mountain Toucan comprises predominantly moist to wet cloudforest and subtropical to temperate montane forest. It is also found within thickets, bogs, and cultivated areas adjacent to forests, as well as open spaces featuring scattered fruiting trees. Black-billed Mountain Toucan tends to occupy regions characterized by dense, lush vegetation and a propensity for high humidity, embodying the typical environmental conditions of these forested areas.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Toucans Genus
Mountain Toucans Species
Black-billed Mountain Toucan 
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