Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Purple Needletail

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Purple Needletail
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	Apodidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Hirundapus
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway