Scaled Fruiteater vs Yellow-billed Cardinal

Ampelioides tschudii compared with Paroaria capitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow-billed Cardinal
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	Thraupidae
Genus	Ampelioides	Paroaria
Species	Ampelioides tschudii	Paroaria capitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaled Fruiteater and Yellow-billed Cardinal share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaled Fruiteater	Yellow-billed Cardinal
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.

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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