Amboina Pitch Tree vs Flame Bowerbird

Agathis dammara compared with Sericulus ardens

Key Differences

• Amboina Pitch Tree is Vulnerable while Flame Bowerbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amboina Pitch Tree	Flame Bowerbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Braconidae	Ptilonorhynchidae
Genus	Agathis	Sericulus
Species	Agathis dammara	Sericulus ardens

Evolutionary Relationship

Amboina Pitch Tree and Flame Bowerbird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Amboina Pitch Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Flame Bowerbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amboina Pitch Tree	Flame Bowerbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amboina Pitch Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Flame Bowerbird

Habitat

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

Amboina Pitch Tree

The Amboina Pitch Tree (Agathis dammara) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo