Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Scaled Piculet

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Picumnus squamulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Scaled Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Thraupidae	Picidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Picumnus
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Picumnus squamulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Scaled Piculet
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.

Scaled Piculet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela