Common Cuckoo vs Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Cuculus canorus compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

• Common Cuckoo is Near Threatened while Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cuckoo	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cuculidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Cuculus	Anisognathus
Species	Cuculus canorus	Anisognathus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Cuckoo

NT — Near Threatened

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cuckoo	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.

Common Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway