LC
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2018 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988 Near Threatened
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency medium
Land-mass type Average mass 350 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 443,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - inferred -
Generation length 11.5 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996).

Trend justification:

The species is tentatively assessed as being in decline due to habitat loss per Tracewski et al. (2016).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Colombia extant native yes
Ecuador extant native yes
Peru extant native yes
Venezuela extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Colombia Alto Quindío
Colombia Bosques del Oriente de Risaralda
Colombia Cuenca del Río Toche
Colombia Munchique Natural National Park and southern extension
Colombia Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza and surroundings
Colombia Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá
Colombia Puracé Natural National Park
Colombia Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco
Colombia Reserva Natural Ibanasca
Colombia Reserva Natural Tambito
Colombia Reservas Comunitarias de Roncesvalles
Colombia Serranía de los Churumbelos
Ecuador Cordillera de Huacamayos-San Isidro-Sierra Azul
Ecuador Montañas de Zapote-Najda
Ecuador Parque Nacional Llanganates
Ecuador Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Ecuador Parque Nacional Sangay
Venezuela Dinira National Park and surrounding areas (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Parque Nacional Dinira IBA)
Venezuela Parque Nacional El Tamá
Venezuela Parque Nacional Guaramacal

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable Land suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude suitable resident
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands suitable resident
Altitude 1600 - 2700 m Occasional altitudinal limits 1200 - 3245 m

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-billed-mountain-toucan-andigena-nigrirostris on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.