Chimney Swift vs Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Chaetura pelagica compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

Chimney Swift is Near Threatened while Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimney Swift	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Apodidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Chaetura	Anisognathus
Species	Chaetura pelagica	Anisognathus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chimney Swift and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimney Swift	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimney Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) 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.