Red-faced Cormorant vs Scaled Fruiteater

Phalacrocorax urile compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

• Red-faced Cormorant is Not Evaluated while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-faced Cormorant	Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Ampelioides
Species	Phalacrocorax urile	Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-faced Cormorant and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-faced Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-faced Cormorant	Scaled Fruiteater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-faced Cormorant

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