Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Foxtail

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thraupidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Amaranthus
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) 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