Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Collared Inca

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Coeligena torquata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Collared Inca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thraupidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Coeligena
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Coeligena torquata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager and Collared Inca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Collared Inca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Collared Inca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway