Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant vs House Sparrow

Anairetes alpinus compared with Passer domesticus

Key Differences

• Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant is Endangered while House Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	House Sparrow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Tyrannidae	Passeridae
Genus	Anairetes	Passer
Species	Anairetes alpinus	Passer domesticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant and House Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

EN — Endangered

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant	House Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant

Ash-breasted tit-tyrant (Anairetes alpinus) is a species in the genus Anairetes. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway