Coppery Thorntail vs Scaled Fruiteater

Discosura letitiae compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Discosura	Ampelioides
Species	Discosura letitiae	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Thorntail and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Thorntail	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) 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