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Andigena hypoglauca
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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PICIFORMES
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Family:
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RAMPHASTIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Andigena hypoglauca
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Species Authority:
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(Gould, 1833)
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Common Name/s:
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GREY-BREASTED MOUNTAIN-TOUCAN (Eng)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Stattersfield, A., Benstead, P. & Butchart, S. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Nearly qualifies for listing as threatened under criteria A2c+3c.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Near-threatened (Collar and Andrew 1988) |
| 1994 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (Collar, Crosby and Stattersfield 1994) |
| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (BirdLife International 2000) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Andigena hypoglauca occurs primarily on the east slope of the Andes, from Nariño, south Colombia, through Ecuador south to Cuzco, south-east Peru. On the west slope of the Andes it occurs in Caldas and Cauca, Colombia, and Azuay and Loja, south-west Ecuador3,4. It occurs in montane evergreen forest, forest edge and stunted forest near the tree-line at 2,400-3,350 m, occasionally to 2,000 m 3,4,5. Its habitat in Colombia has been subject to widespread and severe deforestation over a prolonged period as a result of agricultural expansion6, whereas the east Andes of Ecuador and north Peru are under intense pressure from conversion for agriculture and cattle pasture, mining operations and logging2. In Peru, there is an alarmingly high rate of deforestation in the north Cordillera de Colán for the cultivation of cash crops1, and widespread forest loss on montane slopes in the Marañón drainage6. Montane forests in south-east Peru are perhaps the most intact within its range, but even these have been locally affected by domestic grazing animals, burning, cutting for fuel and clearance for cultivation3.
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Countries:
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Native:
Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
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Habitat and Ecology
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