Beautiful Treerunner vs Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner

Margarornis bellulus compared with Margarornis stellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Treerunner Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Aves (ave) Aves (ave)
Order same Passeriformes (Songbirds) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same Furnariidae Furnariidae
Genus same Margarornis Margarornis
Species Margarornis bellulus Margarornis stellatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Treerunner and Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Margarornis.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Treerunner

NT — Near Threatened

Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Treerunner Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Treerunner

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Fulvous-dotted Treerunner / Star-chested Treerunner

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Treerunner

The Beautiful Treerunner (Margarornis bellulus) is a species in the genus Margarornis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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