Golden-collared Tanager vs Purplish-mantled Tanager

Iridosornis jelskii compared with Iridosornis porphyrocephalus

Key Differences

Golden-collared Tanager is Least Concern while Purplish-mantled Tanager is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-collared Tanager	Purplish-mantled 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	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Iridosornis	Iridosornis
Species	Iridosornis jelskii	Iridosornis porphyrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-collared Tanager and Purplish-mantled Tanager share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Iridosornis.

View Genus: Iridosornis

Conservation Status

Golden-collared Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Purplish-mantled Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-collared Tanager	Purplish-mantled Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-collared Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Purplish-mantled Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

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

A brilliantly colored Andean tanager with deep purplish-blue mantle and chestnut flanks contrasting with black face and wings, purplish-mantled tanagers inhabit humid cloud forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,000–2,200 meters in Colombia and Ecuador. Males display strikingly iridescent purple mantle plumage that shimmers in canopy light. They inhabit forest interior and edge in pairs and small groups, foraging on fruit and insects. Listed as Vulnerable due to significant deforestation of Colombian and Ecuadorian cloud forest.