Black-billed Mountain Toucan

It is relatively common in montane evergreen forest and forest edge at 1,600-3,200 m, and to 1,200 m on the Pacific slope and east slope of the East Andes.

It is relatively common in montane evergreen forest and forest edge at 1,600-3,200 m, and to 1,200 m on the Pacific slope and east slope of the East Andes.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown.  The species is becoming increasingly local owing to habitat destruction. Unplanned colonization following the completion of roads and massive logging concessions have cleared or degraded many of its Chocó forests, and deforestation is accelerating; a long history of human colonization on inter-Andean slopes has left only remnant forest patches, pasture and; and extensive degradation in the East Andes has largely cleared west slopes for intensive crop cultivation and pasture.

'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' Unknown.  The species is becoming increasingly local owing to habitat destruction. Unplanned colonization following the completion of roads and massive logging concessions have cleared or degraded many of its Chocó forests, and deforestation is accelerating; a long history of human colonization on inter-Andean slopes has left only remnant forest patches, pasture and; and extensive degradation in the East Andes has largely cleared west slopes for intensive crop cultivation and pasture.

'''Cool Facts:''' Despite its name, only the nominate subspecies has an entirely black bill, while both ''A. n. occidentalis'' and ''A. n. spilorhyncha'' have bills that are chestnut and black.

'''Cool Facts:''' Despite its name, only the nominate subspecies has an entirely black bill, while both ''A. n. occidentalis'' and ''A. n. spilorhyncha'' have bills that are chestnut and black.