clouded magpie vs Spangled Cotinga

Abraxas sylvata compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Aves (새)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Passeriformes (참새목)
Family	Geometridae	Cotingidae
Genus	Abraxas	Cotinga
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	Spangled Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clouded magpie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

clouded magpie

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.

Spangled Cotinga

스팽글드 코팅가(Cotinga cayana)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 최소 관심(LC) 종으로 분류된다. 분포 범위 전체에 걸쳐 널리 분포하고 개체수가 풍부하며, 개체수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway