Aracá Uakari vs Black-winged Saltator

Cacajao ayresi compared with Saltator atripennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aracá Uakari	Black-winged Saltator
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pitheciidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Cacajao	Saltator
Species	Cacajao ayresi	Saltator atripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Aracá Uakari and Black-winged Saltator share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Black-winged Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aracá Uakari	Black-winged Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-winged Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Aracá Uakari

The Aracá Uakari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the genus Cacajao. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.