Andigena

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Phylum: Chordata
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Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
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Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
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Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
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Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
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Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
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Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
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Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Piciformes

Familia: Ramphastidae
Genus: Andigena
Species: A. cucullata - A. hypoglauca - A. laminirostris - A. nigrirostris

Name

Andigena Gould, 1851

Typus: Pteroglossus hypoglaucus Gould, 1833 = Andigena hypoglauca

References

Gould, J. 1850. Descriptions of new Birds. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 18 no.206: 91–95. BHL Reference page. Original description p. 93 BHL

Vernacular names
Türkçe: Dağ tukanı

Andigena, the mountain toucans, is a genus of birds in the family Ramphastidae. They are found in humid highland forests in the Andes of South America, ranging from Bolivia to Venezuela. These medium-sized toucans all have olive-brown upperparts, a black crown, yellow rump, blue-grey underparts and a red vent.

Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Andigena hypoglauca	Grey-breasted mountain toucan	Southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
	Andigena laminirostris	Plate-billed mountain toucan	Western Ecuador and far south-western Colombia
	Andigena cucullata	Hooded mountain toucan	South-eastern Peru to central Bolivia
	Andigena nigrirostris	Black-billed mountain toucan	Western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru

Former species

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize additional species or subspecies as species belonging to the genus Andigena including:

Saffron toucanet (as Andigena bailloni)[1]

References

"Pteroglossus bailloni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-27.

Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino. (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).
Schulenberg, T., D. Stotz, D. Lane, J. O' Neill, & T. Parker III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-8673-9

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