Alectryon vs Red-shouldered Tanager

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tachyphonus phoenicius

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Red-shouldered Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Red-shouldered Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Alectryon	Tachyphonus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tachyphonus phoenicius

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Red-shouldered Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Red-shouldered Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Red-shouldered Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.