Common Cuckoo vs Yellow-browed Sparrow

Cuculus canorus compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Key Differences

• Common Cuckoo is Near Threatened while Yellow-browed Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cuckoo	Yellow-browed Sparrow
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	Passerellidae
Genus	Cuculus	Ammodramus
Species	Cuculus canorus	Ammodramus aurifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cuckoo and Yellow-browed Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Common Cuckoo

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-browed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cuckoo	Yellow-browed Sparrow
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.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

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.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) 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