Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Lesser Goldfinch

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Spinus psaltria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Lesser Goldfinch
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	Fringillidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Spinus
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Spinus psaltria

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Lesser Goldfinch share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Goldfinch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Lesser Goldfinch
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.

Lesser Goldfinch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela