Black-winged Saltator vs Brown Tent-making Bat

Saltator atripennis compared with Uroderma magnirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Saltator	Brown Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thraupidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saltator	Uroderma
Species	Saltator atripennis	Uroderma magnirostrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Saltator and Brown Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Brown Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Saltator	Brown Tent-making Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Saltator

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Brown Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-winged Saltator

A large, robust seed-eating bird of humid forest edges and secondary woodland in the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador and Colombia, black-winged saltators have slate-grey body plumage with distinctive black wings contrasting boldly with white wing markings. They inhabit dense undergrowth, forest borders, and secondary growth, foraging on large seeds, fruit, and buds. Like other saltators, they have powerful bills for cracking hard seeds. Listed as Least Concern with stable populations in remaining Pacific coastal forest.

Brown Tent-making Bat

The Brown Tent-making Bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a species in the genus Uroderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador