Lined Forest-Falcon vs Scaled Fruiteater

Micrastur gilvicollis compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lined Forest-Falcon	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Falconidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Micrastur	Ampelioides
Species	Micrastur gilvicollis	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Lined Forest-Falcon and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Lined Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lined Forest-Falcon	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lined Forest-Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela