Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Scale-throated Hermit

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Phaethornis eurynome

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Scale-throated Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thraupidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Phaethornis
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Phaethornis eurynome

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Scale-throated Hermit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Scale-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Scale-throated Hermit
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.

Scale-throated Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway