Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena laminirostris
(L 20-21" Bill 3.25-4" Wt 9.7-12.6 oz)
Iconic toucan of Andean
cloud forest...in decline
due to habitat loss.
cloud forest...in decline
due to habitat loss.
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Near
List Status is
Near
Threatened
Bellavista Lodge
14Jan2011
I’ve learned to stand still
and be transfixed by a
toucan guarding her nest.
and be transfixed by a
toucan guarding her nest.
(Barbara Kingsolver)
Andigena in Latin is after the
Andes Mountains; laminirostris is
Latin for thin plate billed.
Andes Mountains; laminirostris is
Latin for thin plate billed.
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McGowan
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