Common Coral Tree vs Yellow-browed Sparrow

Erythrina lysistemon compared with Ammodramus aurifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Coral Tree	Yellow-browed Sparrow
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Aves (นก)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Passeriformes (นกเกาะคอน)
Family	Fabaceae	Passerellidae
Genus	Erythrina	Ammodramus
Species	Erythrina lysistemon	Ammodramus aurifrons

Conservation Status

Common Coral Tree

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-browed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Coral Tree	Yellow-browed Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Coral Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and South Africa.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Common Coral Tree

<em>Erythrina lysistemon</em>, commonly known as the common coral tree or lucky bean tree, is a medium to large deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to southern Africa, it is particularly characteristic of South Africa's woodlands, bushveld, and coastal forests, and has also been recorded in Portugal as an introduced species. The common coral tree is renowned for its spectacular scarlet tubular flowers, which appear before the leaves in late winter and spring and attract nectar-feeding birds, particularly sunbirds. Its seeds are bright red with a black spot and have been used in traditional jewelry and decoration. The tree produces compound leaves with three broadly ovate leaflets and is armed with sharp curved spines on its trunk and branches. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Yellow-browed Sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) 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.