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Hooded Mountain Toucan
Andigena cucullata (Gould, 1846)
Ramphastidae — Toucans
Hooded Mountain Toucan, Andigena cucullata, is a toucan of the Andes in south-east Peru and central Bolivia, where it breeds in wet temperate and subtropical forest. It was first described by Gould in 1846. This bird is part of the Ramphastidae family and is the only species in its genus. It lives mainly between 2,400 and 3,300 m, though it can occur lower, to 2,000 m. Its range runs from Puno in Peru into western and central Bolivia, reaching Cochabamba.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Ramphastidae — Toucans
- Breeding range
- South America: se Peru to c Bolivia
