Anthracite Bee-fly vs Black-winged Saltator

Anthrax anthrax compared with Saltator atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black-winged Saltator
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bombyliidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Anthrax	Saltator
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Saltator atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Black-winged Saltator share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Black-winged Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black-winged Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Black-winged Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Anthracite Bee-fly

The Anthracite Bee-fly (Anthrax anthrax) is a species in the genus Anthrax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-winged Saltator

A large, robust seed-eating bird of humid forest edges and secondary woodland in the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia, black-winged saltators have slate-grey body plumage with distinctive black wings contrasting boldly with white wing markings. They inhabit dense undergrowth, forest borders, and secondary growth, foraging on large seeds, fruit, and buds. Like other saltators, they have powerful bills for cracking hard seeds. Listed as Least Concern with stable populations in remaining Pacific coastal forest.