Crested Ant-Tanager vs Sooty Ant-Tanager

Habia cristata compared with Habia gutturalis

Key Differences

• Crested Ant-Tanager is Least Concern while Sooty Ant-Tanager is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Ant-Tanager	Sooty Ant-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Cardinalidae	Cardinalidae
Genus same	Habia	Habia
Species	Habia cristata	Habia gutturalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Ant-Tanager and Sooty Ant-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Habia.

Conservation Status

Crested Ant-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Ant-Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Ant-Tanager	Sooty Ant-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Ant-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Sooty Ant-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway