Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Andigena hypoglauca

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Podocarpus National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

183 Verified sightings at Podocarpus National Park From 2019 to 2026
336 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

The grey-breasted mountain toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is a least-concern species of bird in the toucan family, Ramphastidae. It is found in South American countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The grey-breasted mountain toucan was originally described in the genus Pteroglossus. Two subspecies are recognized, the nominate:

The grey-breasted mountain toucan is 41 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) long and weighs 244 to 370 g (8.6 to 13 oz). Males and females within each subspecies have the same plumage, and the two subspecies have the same bill pattern though the female's bill is shorter. The bill's base is yellow to greenish with a black band near the base. The maxilla's outer 2/3 is red, meeting the yellow diagonally. The mandible's outer half is black. Both subspecies have a black cap, face, and nape; a gray-blue band on the hindneck; a greenish brown back; and gray to gray-blue underparts. Their tail is blackish with chestnut tips on the two or three central pairs of feathers. The nominate subspecies has a bright yellow rump, pale gray-blue flanks, chestnut thighs, and red undertail coverts. Its eye is brown and surrounded by bare blue... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:34

Peru · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1185085 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:18

Colombia · 2024

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC935568 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Bill rattle0:09

Peru · 2011

© Andrew Spencer · XC88107 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan in Podocarpus National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 183 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan in Podocarpus National Park?

April–May, August and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Podocarpus National Park the best place to see a Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).

Where does the Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (183 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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