Azure-shouldered Tanager vs Black Maple

Thraupis cyanoptera compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Azure-shouldered Tanager is Near Threatened while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Black Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Thraupidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Thraupis	Acer
Species	Thraupis cyanoptera	Acer nigrum

Conservation Status

Azure-shouldered Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure-shouldered Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species in the genus Thraupis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.