Glittering-throated Emerald vs Scaled Fruiteater

Chionomesa fimbriata compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Glittering-throated Emerald is Data Deficient while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glittering-throated Emerald	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	Chionomesa	Ampelioides
Species	Chionomesa fimbriata	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Glittering-throated Emerald and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Glittering-throated Emerald

DD — Data Deficient

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glittering-throated Emerald	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glittering-throated Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela