Plate-billed Mountain Toucan

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[[image: pbmtoucan.jpg ]]

'''Scientific Name:''' Andigena laminirostris

'''Scientific Name:''' Andigena laminirostris

'''Habitat:''' South America. Found in moss and bromeliad shrouded, humid montane forests, forest edges and shrub edges. This areas average rainfall is 14 feet a year and the average temperatures are 52-77 F.

'''Habitat:''' South America. Found in moss and bromeliad shrouded, humid montane forests, forest edges and shrub edges. This areas average rainfall is 14 feet a year and the average temperatures are 52-77 F.

'''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, drupes and dehiscents. This species will hold fruit in place and break it apart to consume. Diet is almost exclusively fruits but some insects and eggs.

'''Diet:''' Fruits, berries, drupes and dehiscents. This species will hold fruit in place and break it apart to consume. Diet is almost exclusively fruits but some insects and eggs.

'''Cool Facts:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucans move about in small groups (3-6 birds) within an established territory.  They forage in fruit rich trees and will vigorously defend their area.  Seasonal movement occurs in some areas.  

'''Cool Facts:''' Plate-billed Mountain Toucans move about in small groups (3-6 birds) within an established territory.  They forage in fruit rich trees and will vigorously defend their area.  Seasonal movement occurs in some areas.