Black-crowned Barwing vs Buff-throated Saltator

Actinodura sodangorum compared with Saltator maximus

Key Differences

• Black-crowned Barwing is Near Threatened while Buff-throated Saltator is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-crowned Barwing	Buff-throated Saltator
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	Leiothrichidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Actinodura	Saltator
Species	Actinodura sodangorum	Saltator maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-crowned Barwing and Buff-throated Saltator share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Black-crowned Barwing

NT — Near Threatened

Buff-throated Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-crowned Barwing	Buff-throated Saltator
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-crowned Barwing

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.

Buff-throated Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-crowned Barwing

The Black-crowned Barwing (Actinodura sodangorum) is a species in the genus Actinodura. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Buff-throated Saltator

A large, handsome saltator of humid forest, forest edge, and secondary woodland from Mexico through Central America and south to Bolivia and Brazil, buff-throated saltators display green upper parts with a distinctive white supercilium, black malar stripe, and warm buff throat. They are common in forest margins and gardens, producing rich, melodious warbling songs. They forage on seeds, fruit, and buds, occasionally joining mixed-species flocks. One of the most frequently observed saltators across their broad neotropical range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway