Australian Brush-turkey vs Spangled Cotinga

Alectura lathami compared with Cotinga cayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Brush-turkey	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Megapodiidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Alectura	Cotinga
Species	Alectura lathami	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian Brush-turkey and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Australian Brush-turkey

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Brush-turkey	Spangled Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Brush-turkey

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Australian Brush-turkey

The Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) is a species in the genus Alectura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom