Hook-billed Hermit vs Scaled Fruiteater

Glaucis dohrnii compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Hook-billed Hermit is Vulnerable while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hook-billed Hermit	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	Glaucis	Ampelioides
Species	Glaucis dohrnii	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Hook-billed Hermit and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Hook-billed Hermit

VU — Vulnerable

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hook-billed Hermit	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hook-billed Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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