Oriental Hobby vs Scaled Fruiteater

Falco severus compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental Hobby	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	Falco	Ampelioides
Species	Falco severus	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental Hobby and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Oriental Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental Hobby	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriental Hobby

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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