Alectryon vs Rusty-backed Spinetail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cranioleuca vulpina

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Rusty-backed Spinetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Rusty-backed Spinetail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Furnariidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cranioleuca
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cranioleuca vulpina

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty-backed Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Rusty-backed Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Rusty-backed Spinetail

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.