Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Mountain Masdevallia

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Masdevallia oreas

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Mountain Masdevallia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Mountain Masdevallia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Thraupidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Masdevallia
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Masdevallia oreas

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Masdevallia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Mountain Masdevallia
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 Masdevallia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.