Black-winged Saltator vs Clark's Grebe

Saltator atripennis compared with Aechmophorus clarkii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Saltator	Clark's Grebe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Thraupidae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Saltator	Aechmophorus
Species	Saltator atripennis	Aechmophorus clarkii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Saltator and Clark's Grebe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Clark's Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Saltator	Clark's Grebe
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.

Clark's Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Clark's Grebe

The Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a species in the genus Aechmophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway