Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager vs Spangled Cotinga

Anisognathus somptuosus compared with Cotinga cayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thraupidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Cotinga
Species	Anisognathus somptuosus	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager	Spangled Cotinga
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.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela