Carrizal Seedeater vs Downy Emerald

Amaurospiza carrizalensis compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Carrizal Seedeater is Critically Endangered while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrizal Seedeater	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cardinalidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Amaurospiza	Cordulia
Species	Amaurospiza carrizalensis	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Carrizal Seedeater and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Carrizal Seedeater

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrizal Seedeater	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrizal Seedeater

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Carrizal Seedeater

The Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis) is a species in the genus Amaurospiza. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) 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