Scaled Fruiteater vs Sugar Pine

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Pinus lambertiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Sugar Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cotingidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ampelioides	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Pinus lambertiana

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Sugar Pine
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.

Sugar Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.