Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Spangled Cotinga

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Cotinga cayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thraupidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Cotinga
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Spangled Cotinga
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.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway