Silver-throated Tanager vs Turquoise Tanager

Tangara icterocephala compared with Tangara mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Silver-throated Tanager	Turquoise Tanager
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 same	Thraupidae	Thraupidae
Genus same	Tangara	Tangara
Species	Tangara icterocephala	Tangara mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Silver-throated Tanager and Turquoise Tanager share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tangara.

Conservation Status

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Turquoise Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Silver-throated Tanager	Turquoise Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Turquoise Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway