Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Mountain Cherry

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Thraupidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anisognathus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

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.