Scaled Fruiteater vs Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Garrulax merulinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
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	Cotingidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Garrulax
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Garrulax merulinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Spot-breasted Laughingthrush share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Spot-breasted Laughingthrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Spot-breasted Laughingthrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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