Azure-shouldered Tanager vs Mérida Brocket

Thraupis cyanoptera compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Azure-shouldered Tanager is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thraupidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Thraupis	Mazama
Species	Thraupis cyanoptera	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure-shouldered Tanager and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Azure-shouldered Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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.