Ash-throated Crake vs Scaled Fruiteater

Porzana albicollis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-throated Crake	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Rallidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Porzana	Ampelioides
Species	Porzana albicollis	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-throated Crake and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Ash-throated Crake

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-throated Crake	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-throated Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ash-throated Crake

Ash-throated crake (Porzana albicollis) is a species in the genus Porzana. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador