Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Gray Parrot

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Psittacus erithacus

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Gray Parrot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Gray Parrot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Thraupidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anisognathus	Psittacus
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Psittacus erithacus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Gray Parrot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Gray Parrot
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.

Gray Parrot

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Benin), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Gray Parrot

Widely regarded as the most intelligent parrot species and the most capable avian mimic, African grey parrots can develop vocabularies of over 1,000 words and demonstrate comprehension of concepts including zero, color, shape, and relative size. Native to equatorial African rainforest from Ivory Coast to Kenya, they live in large flocks. Endangered due to catastrophic trapping for the pet trade — up to 21% of wild birds are trapped annually — and deforestation. Strict CITES Appendix I trade restrictions apply.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway