Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Needle Juniper

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Juniperus rigida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Needle Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Thraupidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Juniperus
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Juniperus rigida

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Needle Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Needle Juniper
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.

Needle Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.